Traditional Chinese Herbal Products for Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Cochrane Reviews
Joint Authors
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aim of this overview was to evaluate and summarize Cochrane reviews of traditional Chinese herbal products (TCHPs) as the treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD).
Methods.
We searched the Cochrane Database that was concerned with the effectiveness of TCHPs for CHD.
We also searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
Reviews and primary studies of TCHP as the treatment of any type of CHD were included.
Data were extracted according to predefined inclusion criteria by two independent reviewers.
Results.
Six Cochrane reviews were included.
They related to a wide range of TCHPs for different types of CHD.
Four reviews were concerned with angina pectoris (unstable or stable), one review was concerned with heart failure, and for acute myocardial infarction.
No reviews concluded that TCHPs were definitely effective for CHD because of the weak evidence.
Eight primary studies were TCHPs from CHD.
These studies also maybe result in bias, but better than before.
Conclusion.
Several Cochrane reviews of TCHPs for the treatment of different types of CHD have recently been published.
None of these reviews got definite conclusion favoring the effectiveness of TCHPs due to the weak evidence.
With the improved quality of the new registered RCTs.
The potential role of TCHPs in treating CHD is anticipated to be detected.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qiu, Yu& Xu, Hao& Shi, Dazhuo. 2012. Traditional Chinese Herbal Products for Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Cochrane Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028303
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qiu, Yu…[et al.]. Traditional Chinese Herbal Products for Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Cochrane Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Qiu, Yu& Xu, Hao& Shi, Dazhuo. Traditional Chinese Herbal Products for Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Cochrane Reviews. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028303
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028303