Abstract
Objective: To grasp the current situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on prevention and treatment for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the possible advantages and disadvantages. Method: Using a survey in the form of questionnaire among 60 cardiovascular disease experts, to grasp current situation of TCM on prevention and treatment of CAD and the possible advantages and disadvantages. Results: In most areas of China, CAD is common, and angina is the most common clinical type. More than 91% experts choose to integrate traditional and western medicine for treatment and prevention of CAD. TCM proprietary medicine, traditional herbal decoction and intravenous TCM are widely used in the clinical work. Clinical advantages of TCM in the prevention of CAD that are listed in the questionnaire include improving symptoms, enhancing quality of life, increasing exercise tolerance, improving cardiac function, relieving angina, secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, etc. The shortcomings include troublesome brewing of herbal medicine, unpleasant taste of decoction, minimal clinical evidence, slow onset of effects and non-standardized prescription of medicine, etc. Conclusion: The survey reflects the present situation of clinical diagnosis and treatment of TCM on prevention and treatment of CAD to a certain extent; more accurate conclusions need the broader, deeper and large-scale clinical survey.
Highlights
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a history as long as two thousand years in the prevention and treatHow to cite this paper: Bi, Y.-F., Mao, J.-Y., Wang, X.-L., Zhao, Z.-Q., Li, B. and Hou, Y.-Z. (2015) Expert Survey on the Prevention and Treatment Situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Coronary Artery Disease
It’s necessary to grasp the current situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on prevention and treatment for coronary artery disease (CAD) and the possible advantages and disadvantages
The questionnaire requested the experts to provide their opinions on the current situation of TCM in the prevention and treatment of CAD and its advantages and disadvantages
Summary
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a history as long as two thousand years in the prevention and treatHow to cite this paper: Bi, Y.-F., Mao, J.-Y., Wang, X.-L., Zhao, Z.-Q., Li, B. and Hou, Y.-Z. (2015) Expert Survey on the Prevention and Treatment Situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Coronary Artery Disease. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a history as long as two thousand years in the prevention and treatHow to cite this paper: Bi, Y.-F., Mao, J.-Y., Wang, X.-L., Zhao, Z.-Q., Li, B. and Hou, Y.-Z. (2015) Expert Survey on the Prevention and Treatment Situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Coronary Artery Disease. It is necessary to have a better understanding of its role in the current healthcare setting, and identify its advantages and disadvantages, so as to elevate clinical standards and increase its application. It’s necessary to grasp the current situation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on prevention and treatment for CAD and the possible advantages and disadvantages
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