Integrating traditional Chinese medicine into Western cardiovascular medicine: An evidence-based approach

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages p374-

  Xiong, Xingjiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSENSUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LETTER; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOXIBUSTION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SECONDARY PREVENTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAI CHI; TREATMENT DURATION; WANFANG DATABASE; WESTERN MEDICINE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES;

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84929965677     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2014.177-c1     Document Type: Letter

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