What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Review. Intervention: Acupuncture.

January 1, 2007Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 7: Heart Rate Variability

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This review article summarizes preliminary scientific literature on the relationship between acupuncture and heart rate variability.

Why the study?

Does acupuncture affect heart rate variability?

Design

Review

Authors

GLGerhard LitscherChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

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Implication

Acupuncture effects on HRV lack clinical validation; leaves open need for rigorous RCTs before any practice consideration.

Structured PICO

Does acupuncture affect heart rate variability?

Intervention

Acupuncture

Outcome

Heart rate variability (HRV)surrogate

This review summarizes preliminary research on the effects of acupuncture on heart rate variability.

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Gerhard Litscher (2007) reported a review. Acupuncture was evaluated. This review article summarizes preliminary scientific literature on the relationship between acupuncture and heart rate variability.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a774e4e576efb0ddaf73e59 https://doi.org/10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.v35.i3-4.10

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Valvular heart disease

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Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 7: Heart Rate Variability

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Bioengineering Assessment of Acupuncture, Part 7: Heart Rate Variability

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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