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Does an acupuncture protocol using ST36 and LV3 acupoints improve symptoms in patients with Heart Blood Deficiency-Patterned Heart Diseases?
Does an acupuncture protocol using ST36 and LV3 acupoints improve symptoms in patients with Heart Blood Deficiency-Patterned Heart Diseases?
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This review proposes a theoretical Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture protocol using ST36 and LV3 acupoints for the management of coronary artery disease presenting as Heart Blood deficiency.
Most patients are not aware of the heart disease for years until a "sudden and fatal" heart attack resulted from coronary artery disease. Yin-Yang balance, the foundation and the guideline to explain that etiology of diseases that are understood as a loss of balance between Yin and Yang, which is the unique concept distinguishing TCM from Western medicine. ST36 and LV3 representing Qi and Blood are the essential acupoints to achieve the goal of Yin-Yang balance for Blood deficiency-patterned heart diseases.
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