Summary of Professor YANG Jiwu's Experience in Treating Chronic Heart Failure
JIANG Dan
PENG Liping
ZHANG Miao
Abstract：Chronic heart failure(CHF)represents the end stage of cardiovascular diseases,posing a serious threat to both the physical and mental health of patients.Professor YANG Jiwu,a nationally renowned master of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),has developed a unique academic philosophy through decades of clinical practice.Based on clinical training under Professor Yang,this article elaborates on the characteristics of his clinical treatments and the application of his therapeutic principles,formulas,and medicinals,systematically summarizing his clinical experience in treating CHF.The aim is to provide a reference for enhancing clinical outcomes.Professor YANG identifies the fundamental pathogenesis of heart failure as heart-kidney yang deficiency with blood stasis and water retention.His treatment strategy focuses on supplementing qi and warming yang as the root approach,and activating blood circulation and promoting diuresis as the branch approach,thereby addressing both root and branch simultaneously.While warming and tonifying yang qi,he also emphasizes seeking yang within yin.In syndrome differentiation and treatment,he emphasizes the relationships among the five zang organs,considering the heart as the root,and pays particular attention to the interconnection between the heart,spleen,and kidneys.He stresses the integration of disease diagnosis and syndrome differentiation,stage-based treatment,and leveraging the advantages of Chinese medicinals,while adopting an integrated Chinese-Western medicine model to resolve clinical difficulties in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of heart failure.Two typical heart failure case studies are included,reflecting Professor Yang's academic insights and medication experience in treating CHF.This summary not only aids successors in inheriting and developing this knowledge but also holds significant guiding value for clinical practice.
Keywords：chronic heart failuresupplementing Qi and warming Yangsummary of famous Chinese medicine practitioner's experience
Publication Date：2026-05-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-07-17(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1-6 )