Integrative medicine on coronary heart disease: annual academic review 2013.
- Author:
Si-Ming LI
;
Hao XU
;
Ke-Ji CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Coronary Disease;
drug therapy;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Integrative Medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2014;34(9):1029-1034
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The progress in integrative medicine (IM) of coronary heart disease (CHD) in 2013 was summarized in this paper. Gratifying progress has taken place both in clinical studies and basic research of IM on CHD during 2013. We got some innovation in Chinese medical etiologies and pathogeneses of CHD. We also got some improvement in researches on Chinese medical syndromes in various fields. Many clinical studies have proved Chinese medicine and pharmacy is playing a role in preventing and improving CHD patients. In-depth basic researches on preventing and treating CHD by IM are gradually undergoing. Acting targets and mechanism are further clarified. Besides, we also pointed out the developing tendency of CHD researches and the current deficiency in CHD researches, hoping to provide reference for further studies in this field.
