Coronary Heart Disease: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Treatment

Author: Shao Nianfang
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on modern practical integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for coronary heart disease. It is co-authored by Professor Shao Nianfang, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine internist, vice chairman of the Professional Committee for Traditional Chinese Medicine Cardiology, doctoral supervisor, and professor at the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Associate Professor Luo Feng, deputy director of the Emergency Department at the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and Professor Xu Rongting, director of the Emergency Department at the Second Hospital of Shandong University. The authors have long been engaged in the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment and research of coronary heart disease. Based on extensive references to domestic and international literature on the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine, combined with decades of clinical experience, they meticulously compiled this book. With the aim of being clinically practical and highly effective, the book strives to reflect the highest level of modern clinical treatment for coronary heart disease. It is divided into 21 chapters. Chapters 1-6 elaborate on the fundamental theories of traditional Chinese and Western medicine for coronary heart disease, examination techniques, and an overview of treatment. Chapters 7-13 introduce the diagnosis and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for angina pectoris, asymptomatic myocardial ischemia, acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, heart failure, and cardiac sudden death. Chapters 14-17 cover the nursing and rehabilitation of coronary heart disease, prevention, case studies by renowned traditional Chinese medicine experts, and selected ancient medical theories. Chapters 18-20 discuss the commonly used Chinese medicines, famous prescriptions, and Chinese patent medicines for coronary heart disease. Chapter 21 explores the research approaches for integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine clinical studies. The book's content is based on the authors' decades of clinical experience, emphasizing the integration of theory and practice, extensive references, and a focus on practicality. In terms of content, the book not only provides scientific explanations of traditional Chinese and Western medicine understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of coronary heart disease, as well as case studies by renowned traditional Chinese medicine experts, but also offers effective measures for integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment of acute coronary heart disease emergencies. Moreover, it includes the authors' unique insights into pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation, valuable traditional Chinese medicine prescription formulations, experiences in the use of Chinese patent medicines alone or in combination, and clinical research approaches for modern integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment of coronary heart disease. Combining inheritance and development, the book highlights the complementary advantages of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, presents innovative content expression, and is highly advanced and practical, with comprehensive and detailed information. It serves as an important reference for cardiologists, internal medicine physicians, health professionals, faculty and students of medical schools, and medical workers engaged in integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.