Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38533036›Full record

ReviewHeliyon2024

Clinical effects and mechanisms of a Chinese patent medicine, Tongxinluo capsule, as an adjuvant treatment in coronary heart disease.

Jing Wang, Tian Li Li, Pei Fen Chang, Yu Qian Gao, Jia Sai Fan, Chen Hao Zhang, Hai Yan Zhu

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In one paragraph

Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jing WangBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Tian Li LiChina-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China.
Pei Fen ChangBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Yu Qian GaoBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Jia Sai FanBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Chen Hao ZhangChina Academy of Chinese Medicine Science Affiliated Wangjing Hospital, Beijing, 100102, China.
Hai Yan ZhuBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChina-Japan Friendship Hospital · CNWangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death globally, posing a serious threat to human health. However, the current treatment approaches available for CHD fall short of the ideal results. Tongxinluo (TXL) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been employed in the clinical treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (such as angina pectoris, stroke, etc.) in China for many years and holds great potential as a prospective treatment. TXL either as a standalone treatment or in combination with interventions recommended in CHD guidelines has been shown to be effective and well tolerated in clinical trials for CHD. Drawing on the evidence from clinical trials and experimental studies, this review will focus on the cardiovascular protective properties and related mechanisms of TXL. By searching 8 Chinese and English databases, more than 4000 articles were retrieved. These articles were categorized, then read, and finally written into this review. In this review, the pharmacological properties of TXL include regulation of blood lipids, improvement of endothelial function, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, inhibition of apoptosis and regulation of autophagy, anti-fibrosis, promotion of angiogenesis, and modulation of exosome communication. The information provided in this review will help the reader to comprehend better the insights that TCM has developed over time in practice and provide new perspectives for the treatment of CHD.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular protective effectCoronary heart diseaseTongxinluo capsuleTraditional Chinese medicine

Identifiers

PMID38533036
PMCPMC10963209
OpenAlexW4392520474

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