Application value of Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method in diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: This was an investigator-initiated, prospective, multi-center, cross-sectional study. All the participants from three hospitals in China had been diagnosed by both Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method and coronary angiography. We compared the two diagnostic methods to calculate the sensitivity, the specificity, the omission diagnostic rate, the mistaken diagnostic rate and accuracy in order to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method for CAD. RESULTS: A total of 326 subjects were enrolled, diagnosed by both Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method and coronary angiography. As a result, there were 166 positive cases according to Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method, and 131 positive cases according to coronary angiography. Compared with the results of coronary angiography, the sensitivity of Qisexingtai hand dia-gnostic method was 80.2%, the specificity was 68.7%, the omission diagnostic rate was 19.8%, the mistaken diagnostic rate was 31.3%, and the accuracy was 73.3%. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was estimated as 0.735 for all, and 0.718, 0.735, 0.783 for the three sub-centers. CONCLUSION: Qisexingtai hand diagnostic method with high accuracy and sensitivity has certain application value in the diagnosis of CAD.

Taking the development of Kampo medicine as a mirror, analyze the status quo of protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge / 国际中医中药杂志

In China and abroad, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have been applied and developed. That is depended on doctors and scholars of the past dynasties to inseparable from the inheritance, protection, development, and innovation of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine. With the progress of modern society and people's awareness of traditional culture protection, people are also improving the understanding of TCM. Through the analysis of the situation and significance of the protection of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine and the development of Japanese Kampo medicines, recognized that the development of Kampo medicines ignored the source. Their original intention and purpose of protection the Traditional Knowledge of Medicine are completely different from China. The protection of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine should be in accordance with the basic national conditions, and the system of the protection of Traditional Knowledge of Chinese Medicine should be formulated and perfected to ensure the sustainable development of TCM.