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Research: ZOU,
Listed in Issue 178
Abstract
ZOU, Integrate Section, Panxian Hospital of TCM, Guizhou Province, Panxian 553500, China. xxmak7@163.com compared the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture and ginger-partition moxibustion with standard western medicine in patients suffering from cardiac arrhythmia.
Background
To compare the therapeutic effect of the combined method of acupuncture and ginger-partition moxibustion with that of routine western medicine on the patients with cardiac arrhythmia.
Methodology
Seventy-five patients with cardiac arrhythmia were randomly divided into an observation group (38 cases) and a control group (37 cases). In the observation group, the patients were treated at Neiguan (PC 6) with acupuncture, and Xinshu (BL 15), Pishu (BL 20), Gongsun (SP 4) etc. with ginger-partition moxibustion. In the control group, the patients were given the routine western medicine for cardiac arrhythmia, such as Metoprolol, Propafenone and Aspirin (enteric solubility). Through the 2-4 courses of treatment and 1 year follow-up survey, the therapeutic effect, recurrence and complication on the patients were observed and compared between the both groups.
Results
The total effective rate of 97.4% in the observation group was better than that of 81.1% in the control group (P < 0.05). The serious recurrence rate and complication occurred in the observation group were lower than those of the control group (both P < 0.05).
Conclusion
The therapeutic effect of the combined method of acupuncture and ginger-partition moxibustion on the patients with cardiac arrhythmia is obviously better than that of routine western medicine.
References
Zou M. [Clinical observation on therapeutic effect of combination of acupuncture and ginger-partition moxibustion for treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmia]. [Chinese]. Zhongguo Zhenjiu. 29(11): 876-8. Nov 2009.
Comment
Again, out of China arises a result which would not even occur to research from a western medical point of view. That 2-4 acupuncture with moxibustion treatments could out-compare the standard western drug approaches would be totally off the radar for western doctors, as they don't study or practise acupuncture.
