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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013

Tai chi chuan exercise for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Ching Lan, Ssu-Yuan Chen, May-Kuen Wong, Jin Shin Lai

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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  18. Cochrane systematic reviews on traditional Chinese medicine: What matters-the quantity or quality of evidence?Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ching LanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Ssu-Yuan ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
May-Kuen WongDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital and Department of Physical Therapy, Post-Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Jin Shin LaiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exercise training is the cornerstone of rehabilitation for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although high-intensity exercise has significant cardiovascular benefits, light-to-moderate intensity aerobic exercise also offers health benefits. With lower-intensity workouts, patients may be able to exercise for longer periods of time and increase the acceptance of exercise, particularly in unfit and elderly patients. Tai Chi Chuan (Tai Chi) is a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise. The exercise intensity of Tai Chi is light to moderate, depending on its training style, posture, and duration. Previous research has shown that Tai Chi enhances aerobic capacity, muscular strength, balance, and psychological well-being. Additionally, Tai Chi training has significant benefits for common cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, poor exercise capacity, endothelial dysfunction, and depression. Tai Chi is safe and effective in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, congestive heart failure (HF), and stroke. In conclusion, Tai Chi has significant benefits to patients with cardiovascular disease, and it may be prescribed as an alternative exercise program for selected patients with CVD.

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