Key result
Complementary and alternative medicine lowers blood pressure despite a lack of robust clinical data.
Why the study?
A lack of robust clinical data has hampered the adoption of CAM therapies into practice, despite their potential blood pressure-lowering benefits.
Do complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)-based strategies reduce blood pressure and improve cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with and without established hypertension?
Population
Individuals with and without established hypertension
Comparison
CAM-based therapies vs standard therapy or practice
Design
Review
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Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether CAM improves outcomes in rigorous trials.
Do complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)-based strategies reduce blood pressure and improve cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with and without established hypertension?
Certain complementary and alternative medicine therapies show promise for blood pressure reduction, but broad-scale adoption is hampered by a lack of robust clinical data.
Lattanzio et al. (2020) conducted a review in Hypertension. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was evaluated on Blood pressure reduction and cardiovascular outcomes. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies demonstrate blood pressure-lowering effects in individuals with and without established hypertension, despite a lack of robust clinical data.
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