2.Overview of non-pharmacological treatment of heart failure in chronic Keshan disease
Ping LI ; Ping WANG ; Suqin YU ; Jian HE ; Jianye KANG ; Jianyun SHAO ; Yanling WANG ; Jie HOU ; Jing BAI
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2019;38(10):856-860
Keshan disease (KD) is a unique endemic cardiomyopathy of unknown origin in China.According to the state of heart function and the pathogenesis,KD is divided into four types:acute,sub-acute,chronic and latent.Chronic KD comes on slowly,and the clinical manifestation is chronic cardiac insufficiency.Chronic patients often have poor treatment outcomes,with high mortality and disability.This article summarizes the nonpharmacological treatment of heart failure in chronic KD in order to provide a basis for clinical treatment.