Effects of Acupuncture at the Yintang and the Chengjiang Acupoints on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Neurocardiogenic Syncope in Emergency First Aid

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-30

  Fabrin, Saulo ^a   Soares, Nayara ^a   Pezarezi Yoshimura, Daiana ^b   Hallak Regalo, Simone Cecilio ^c   Donizetti Verri, Edson ^a   de Freitas Vianna, Jacqueline Rodrigues ^d,e   Gatti Regueiro, Eloisa Maria ^a,d   Torres da Silva, Josie Resende ^c  

^a Claretiano University Center   (Brazil)

^b PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^e Claretiano University Center and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Rehabilitation Project   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cardiopathy; Chengjiang; Syncope; Yintang

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CASE REPORT; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FIRST AID; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRECORDIAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THERAPY EFFECT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; PROCEDURES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 84958116757     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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