Observation on clinical effects of moxibustion therapy plus medications for chronic heart failure
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Observation on clinical effects of moxibustion therapy plus medications for chronic heart failure
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Jing, Wang
Abstract
Objective: To observe the clinical effects in treatment of chronic heart failure with mild moxibustion plus medications. Methods: Sixty cases with chronic heart failure who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with mild moxibustion plus routine medications and the control group was treated only with routine medications, for comparing the clinical effects and relevant indexes of heart functions between the two groups after the treatment. Results: The heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were obviously improved in the two groups after the treatment (P<0.01), better in the treatment group than those in the control group (P<0.01). The total effective rate was better in the treatment group than that in the control group (P<0.05), indicating that both therapeutic programs were effective for chronic heart failure, but the clinical effect was better in the treatment group. Conclusion: The clinical effect is better in the treatment of chronic heart failure by mild moxibustion plus medications than by single application of medications.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
354
page start
349
volume
10