Current Situation and Reflection of Acupuncture based on Midnight-noon Cycle in Treating Coronary Heart Disease
Zhang He
Yu Meili
Zhang Yan
Xu Hao
Abstract:To summarize the literatures on the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD)by acupuncture based on midnight-noon cycle (Acu-MN)in the recent years,and to analyze the mechanism,clinical application and potential questions. Acu-MN showed favorable short-term effect,while the long-term clinical effectiveness was still unclear. It needs to further standardize clinical prac-tice by establishing clinical pathway of Acu-MN in treating CHD and demonstrate its therapeutic effect and safety by strengthening evidence-based medicine.
Keywords:coronary heart diseasemidnight-noon cycleacupuncturechronomedicineChest Bi syndrome
Publication Date:2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 504-506 )
