July 29, 2019
Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy for Chronic Stable Angina Download PDFA Randomized Clinical Trial
Ling Zhao, PhD1; Dehua Li, PhD2; Hui Zheng, PhD1; et alXiaorong Chang, MD3; Jin Cui, PhD4; Ruihui Wang, PhD5; Jing Shi, MD6; Hailong Fan, PhD1; Ying Li, PhD1; Xin Sun, PhD7; Fuwen Zhang, PhD8; Xi Wu, PhD1; Fanrong Liang, MD1
JAMA Intern Med. Published online July 29, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2407
Key Points
Question What is the efficacy and safety of acupuncture adjunctive therapy to antianginal therapies in reducing the frequency of angina attacks?
Findings This randomized clinical trial that included 404 patients with chronic stable angina found that acupuncture on the acupoints in the disease-affected meridian significantly reduced the frequency of angina attacks compared with acupuncture on the acupoints on the nonaffected meridian, sham acupuncture, and no acupuncture.
Meaning Adjunctive therapy with acupuncture had a significant effect in alleviating angina within 16 weeks.
Abstract
Importance The effects of acupuncture as adjunctive treatment to antianginal therapies for patients with chronic stable angina are uncertain.
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy to antianginal therapies in reducing frequency of angina attacks in patients with chronic stable angina.
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