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ArticleMedicine2020

Therapeutic efficacy of shenmai injection as an adjuvant treatment in dilated cardiomyopathy: A protocol for systematic review.

Kai Gao, Yan-Ping Song, Anna Song, Hao Chen, Lin-Tao Zhao, Hai-Wang Zhang

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kai GaoPharmacy College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang.
Yan-Ping SongShaanxi Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Anna SongMichigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
Hao ChenPharmacy College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang.
Lin-Tao ZhaoShaanxi Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hai-Wang ZhangPharmacy College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang.
Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNJilin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNMichigan State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundShenmai injection (SMI) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine patent prescription consisting of extractions from ophiopogonis radix and ginseng radix rubra. Clinical studies showed that SMI combined with conventional medicine treatment (CMT) can enhance the therapeutic efficacy for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). However, there is still a lack of comprehensive and systematic evidence, which urgently requires us to verify its therapeutic efficacy. Hence, we provide a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

methodsThe systematic search on the MEDLINE/PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, VIP database, the Cochrane Library, Embase and Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM) in Chinese and English language with dates ranging from the earliest record to August 8, 2019. Next, the quality of each trial was assessed according to the criteria of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Then, the outcome data were recorded and pooled by RevMan 5.3 software.

resultsThe systematic review and meta-analysis aims to review and pool current clinical outcomes of SMI for the adjuvant treatment of DCM.

conclusionThis study will provide a high-quality evidence of SMI for the adjuvant treatment on DCM patients. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42019146369.

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Cardiomyopathy, DilatedDrug CombinationsDrugs, Chinese HerbalDrug Therapy, CombinationHeart Function TestsHumansMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMeta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignStandard of CareSystematic Reviews as TopicWalk TestDrug CombinationsDrugs, Chinese Herbalfructus schizandrae, radix ginseng, radix ophiopogonis drug combination

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PMID32080094
PMCPMC7034733
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