Research Progress of Chinese Medicine in Treating Complications of Chronic Heart Failure

Chronic heart failure is a common clinical disease, the ultimate destination of various heart diseases and one of the main causes of death in patients with cardiovascular diseases, which has become a major threat to human life and health.Epidemiological investigations show that its 5-year survival rate is comparable to that of malignant tumours. Its incidence is increasing year by year and tends to be younger, which has become an important issue in the cardiovascular field. Therefore, it has become an important task for clinicians to actively treat chronic heart failure, improve patients' clinical symptoms, and reduce the re-hospitalisation and death rates. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has accumulated rich experience in the treatment of heart failure and has superior efficacy. In this paper, by reviewing the relevant literature on the treatment of heart failure complications by Chinese medicine in recent years, the advantages and characteristics of Chinese medicine in the treatment of heart failure are elaborated to provide a favourable scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of heart failure complications by Chinese medicine.