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Research: BALLEGAARD and colleagues
Listed in Issue 28
Abstract
BALLEGAARD and colleagues, Acupuncture Center, Klampenborg, Denmark. ballegaard@aku-ballegaard.dk. used acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle adjustments in the treatment of patients with severe angina pectoris. @m:METHODS: 69 patients with severe angina pectoris were treatment with acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle changes and followed up for 2 years. 49 of these patients were coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) candidates, whereas bypass grafting was rejected in the other 20 patients. Outcome findings were compared with those from a large prospective randomised trial comparing CABG with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). @r:RESULTS: Compared to the death and heart attack rate of 21% in the CABG patients, and 15% in the PTCA patients, the death and heart attack rate of the patients treated with acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle adjustments was only 7%. There were no significant differences regarding pain relief among the 3 groups. Invasive treatment was postponed in 61% of the study patients due to clinical improvement and there was a reduction of 90% in the annual number of in-hospital days, resulting in an estimated saving of US$12,000 per patient. There were no significant differences between men and women in the study, despite the fact that the men had significantly less positive expectations regarding treatment outcome. @c: The results suggest that the combined treatment with acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle adjustment may be highly cost effective for patients with advanced angina pectoris.
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Ballegaard S et al. Cost-benefit of combined use of acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle adjustment for treatment of patients with severe angina pectoris. Acupunct Electrother 21(3-4): 187-97. Jul-Dec 1996.
Comment
These results are simply amazing. Not only is a massive amount of money saved in not having to perform surgery or even be in hospital, the death and heart attack rate is 1/3 that of patients undergoing coronary-artery bypass grafts. I would be extremely interested to hear from readers in Denmark if these results were announced in the media I have certainly never seen a news bulletin discussing acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle adjustments for angina patients.
