Effects of Kanlijian on exercise tolerance, quality of life, and frequency of heart failure aggravation in patients with chronic heart failure

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-100

  Jiang, Mei Xian ^a   Ruan, Xiao Fen ^a   Xu, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Aggravation of heart failure; Chronic heart failure; Exercise tolerance; Kanlijian; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; KANLIJIAN EXTRACT; METOPROLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WALKING;

DIGOXIN; DIURETICS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 33745848433     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02857353     Document Type: Article

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