ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2024
Instant and short-term effects of acupuncture for depression and anxiety in unstable angina pectoris patients with percutaneous coronary interventions.
Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03789344 (Randomized Controlled Trials of Electro-acupuncture Effects on Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Treated With PCI), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Randomized Controlled Trials of Electro-acupuncture Effects on Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Treated With PCI
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- Multitarget mechanisms and clinical integration of traditional Chinese medicine in cardiac rehabilitation: a narrative review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture in Treating Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury.Cardiology research and practice · 2025Review
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Abstract
Aim: Patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) usually present anxiety or depression during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study sought to investigate the instant and short-term effects of acupuncture for anxiety and depression in UAP patients with PCI. Methods: A total of 210 UAP patients who underwent PCI were recruited and randomly assigned (1:1:1) to acupuncture, placebo, or control groups. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the levels of fasting glucose, fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), interleukin-6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP), advanced oxidation protein products (AoPPs), and oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OX-LDL). Serial questionnaires with the Hamilton Anxiety (HAMA) scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were evaluated, and heart rate variability indicators were obtained. Results: Primary end-point: low frequency/high frequency (HF) was lower in the electroacupuncture group ( Conclusions: In this study, short-term acupuncture may potentially relieve clinical symptoms before PCI treatment. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier (NCT03789344).
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