Stages Differentiation and Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure Complicated with Intestinal Dysfunction Based on"The heart Is Exteriorly and Interiorly Related to the Small Intestine"
ZHANG Miaomiao
LU Shihua
CHI Lili
WANG Zhen
WANG Tong
CHENG Yan
Abstract:Chronic heart failure combined with intestinal dysfunction is one of the end-stage complications of patients with heart failure.The interaction between chronic heart failure and intestinal dysfunction in the occurrence and development process has attracted increasing attention from medical practitioners,but the current treatment of this disease is still limited.Based on the theory of"The heart is exteriorly and interiorly related to the small intestine",and according to the clinical manifestation and pathogenesis of the disease,the paper proposes the staged treatment strategy of invigorating qi and strengthening spleen and nourishing heart,dispelling dampness,activating collaterals and protecting the intestine in the early stage of the disease;warming yang,invigorating spleen and nourishing heart,dissipating phlegm,clearing collaterals and stabilizing the intestine in the middle stage of the disease;and tonifying kidney,invigorating spleen and nourishing heart,regulating water,clearing collaterals and streng-thening intestine in the late stage of the disease.The goal of this study is to explore the feasibility and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine in the differentiation and treatment of chronic heart failure complicated with intestinal dysfunction by combining classical theory with modern researches,so as to provide new ideas and methods for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
Keywords:chronic heart failureintestinal dysfunctionthe heart is exteriorly and interiorly related to the small intestinetreatment by stagesdisease of heart and intestineheart and intestine are treated together
Publication Date:2025-03-05
Online Publishing Date:2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:5( 291-295 )
Shandong Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Shandong Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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ISSN:0257-358X
Year, Vol.(Issue):2025,44(3)