–Tantalizing suggestion of benefit but evidence is weak and sparse. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is used by hundreds of millions of Chinese people and increasing numbers of people in developed countries. A new state-of-the-art review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that some TCM products may be helpful in different…
Review Lends Modest Support To Chinese Traditional Medicine For CV Disease
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In Emerging China Heart Attacks Skyrocket But Treatment Lags
June 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Accompanying all the other changes in China over the past decade, admission to the hospital for heart attacks ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI) has soared, according to a paper published in the Lancet. Although the study finds that there have been some genuine improvements in treatment, the Chinese healthcare system still has a long way to go in…
Some Patients With Minor Stroke Or TIA May Benefit From Early Clopidogrel And Aspirin
June 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Some people with minor ischemic stroke or transit ischemic attack (TIA) may benefit from dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel, according to a large new study from China published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the immediate period following a TIA or minor stroke people are at high risk for having a major stroke. Aspirin…
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