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Caring for the Whole Person

How innovative imaging and integrated care caught what could have been a close call

Combining holistic medicine with Scripps’ exceptional evidence-based medical care and technology, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla blends the best of all worlds to help you achieve optimal outcomes. That’s exactly what Keith Kendrick needed when it came to his heart health. Kendrick has a hereditary heart condition characterized by high cholesterol has been on statin medications for three decades to keep it in check. State-of-the-art testing after an abnormal travel experience revealed severe obstructive coronary disease, which would not have been detected using more traditional testing. In just 48 hours, Kendrick was whisked into surgery to insert a stent, and was subsequently enrolled into the center’s comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program, which yielded remarkable results. Read more about Kendrick and Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine here.

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Caring for the Whole Person

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