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Improved medical expenditure and survival with integration of traditional Chinese medicine treatment in patients with heart failure: A nationwide population-based cohort study.
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- Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Impact on Medical Cost among Urban Ischemic Stroke Inpatients in China: A National Cross-Sectional Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Reduces the Incidence of Chemotherapy-Induced Stroke: A Five-Year Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study From Taiwan.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Study on the Differences between Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes in NYHA I-IV Classification of Chronic Heart Failure.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- The Effect and Mechanism of Chinese Herbal Formula Sini Tang in Heart Failure after Myocardial Infarction in Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundNo previous studies have evaluated the effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment on patients with heart failure (HF). Hence, in this study, we determined whether TCM treatment affects the healthcare burden and survival of HF patients.
methodsSamples were retrieved from the registry of catastrophic illness patients of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Based on a frequency (1:1) matched case-control design, patients with HF between 2000 and 2010 were designated as cases (TCM users) and controls (non-TCM users). TCM treatment for patients with HF was analyzed.
resultsAmong these patients, 312 used TCM for HF treatment and exhibited significantly increased 5-year survival (
conclusionsThis nationwide retrospective cohort study finds that combined therapy with TCM may improve survival in HF patients. This study also suggests that TCM may be used as an integral element of HF interventions on health care costs.
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