Contemporary Treatment of Western and Chinese Medicine for Cardiac Syndrome X

• Published in: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 314 - 320
• Main Author: 毕颖斐 毛静远 王贤良 王恒和 葛永彬 张振鹏
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Chinese Association of Traditional and Western Medicine 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Humans; Integrative Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology; Metabolic Syndrome - therapy; Quality of Life; Review; X综合征; 中国医药; 临床治疗; 心血管疾病; 生活质量; cardiac syndrome X; Chinese medicine; angina pectoris; Western medicine
• ISSN: 1672-0415; 1993-0402; 1993-0402
• DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0714-2

Clinical reports on cardiac syndrome X（CSX） have been increasing in recent years.In general, CSX does not increase the cardiovascular mortality,but it can affect the patient＇s quality of life（QOL） and increase the incidence rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events.Although a variety of drugs and therapies have been utilized in the clinical treatment,the management of CSX still represents a major challenge due to its unclear pathogenesis.It is necessary to explore more effective treatment programs.Many attempts have been made on trials of the Chinese medicine（CM） treatment for CSX and proved that CM has a certain advantage in efficacy to improve clinical symptoms and QOL.CM may provide a new approach for the effective treatment of CSX.