Intensive Lifestyle Changes for Reversal of Coronary Heart Disease
JAMAPublished 16 December 1998
Dean Ornish
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More regression of coronary atherosclerosis occurred after 5 years than after 1 year in the experimental group, and in the control group, coronary Atherosclerosis continued to progress and more than twice as many cardiac events occurred.
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More regression of coronary atherosclerosis occurred after 5 years than after 1 year in the experimental group. In contrast, in the control group, coronary atherosclerosis continued to progress and more than twice as many cardiac events occurred.
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