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ArticleMedicine2020

The efficacy and safety of salvianolic acids on acute cerebral infarction treatment: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.

Meiying Xin, Yulei Hao, Ge Huang, Xu Wang, Zhen Liang, Jing Miao, Di Ma, Jiachun Feng

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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 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Meiying XinDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
Yulei HaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
Ge HuangDepartment of Radiology, the Second Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Xu WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
Zhen LiangDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
Jing MiaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
Di MaDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
Jiachun FengDepartment of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University.
First Hospital of Jilin University · CNJilin University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSalvianolic acids (SA) has been widely used for the treatment of acute cerebral infarction (ACI) combined with basic western medicine therapy in China. This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SA on ACI treatment and its influence on neurological functions, activity of daily living, and cognitive functions.

methodsWe retrieved related articles from PubMed, the Cochrane Center Controlled Trials Register, EMBASE, Medline, Ovid, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and Wanfang Database without date and language restrictions. Finally, 58 randomized controlled trials were included from 239 retrieved records. Two researchers extracted the basic information and data from included articles and assessed the quality and analysis of data by using Review Manager 5.3.

resultsThe administration of SA significantly increased the total clinical effective rate of ACI treatment (P < .001) and improved the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale scores, modified Rankin Scale scores, and Barthel Index scores after treatment and 3 months after ACI (P < .05). The activities of daily living scores in the SA group were significantly increased after treatment (P < .001), whereas they were remarkably decreased 3 months after ACI (P < .001) compared with that in the control group. Besides, SA profoundly promoted the recovery of Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores (P < .001). However, the use of SA increased the risk of adverse events occurrence (P = .007).

conclusionSA combined with basic western medicine treatment could promote neurological functions, daily living activities, and cognitive functions recovery of ACI patients. Although SA increased the risk of adverse events occurrence, these adverse events were easily controlled or disappeared spontaneously.

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Activities of Daily LivingAcute DiseaseAlkenesCerebral InfarctionCognitionCombined Modality TherapyHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPolyphenolsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicAlkenesPolyphenolssalvianolic acid

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PMID32501968
PMCPMC7306391
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