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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2018

Improvements in long standing cardiac pathologies by individualized homeopathic remedies: A case series.

Lenka Tenzera, Boris Djindjic, Olivera Mihajlovic-Elez, Bindu John Pulparampil, Seema Mahesh, George Vithoulkas

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Lenka TenzeraMedical Office of Classical Homeopathy 'ALONA', Belgrade, Serbia.
Boris DjindjicInstitute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia.
Olivera Mihajlovic-ElezDepartment of Internal Medicine, PHI Hospital Meljine, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
Bindu John PulparampilGovernment Homeopathic Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Seema MaheshCentre for Classical Homeopathy, Bangalore, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-5595
George VithoulkasInternational Academy of Classical Homeopathy, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece.
Government Medical College and Hospital · INUniversity of Nis · RSUniversity of the Aegean · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present three cases of cardiac arrest at different stages of pathology. Acute myocardial infarction and resulting heart failure is emerging as the leading cause of mortality. In the long run, acute episodes and cardiac remodelling can cause considerable damage and result in heart failure. In these cases, individualized homeopathic therapy was instituted along with the conventional medicines and the results were encouraging. The changes in the laboratory diagnostic parameters (single-photon emission computed tomography, electrocardiograph, echocardiography and ejection fraction as the case may be) are demonstrated over time. The key result seen in all three cases was the preservation of general well-being while the haemodynamic states also improved. While the three cases provide evidence of positive outcomes for homeopathic therapy, more extensive studies are required in a hospital setting to establish the real extent to which this therapy may be employed.

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Cardiovascularheart failurehomeopathy

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PMID30116529
PMCPMC6088479
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