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Clinical study on acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of plaque of carotid atherosclerosis / 中国针灸
Article em Zh | WPRIM | ID: wpr-245108
Biblioteca responsável: WPRO
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on carotid plaque in the patient of carotid atherosclerosis due to ischemic cerebrovascular disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty cases were randomly divided into an acup-mox group and a drug group, 30 cases in each group. Plaque of carotid atherosclerosis and quality of the plaque were investigated by color B-ultrasonography and the thickness and area of the plaque were calculated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The resolution rate of the plaque was 53.9% in the acup-mox group and 10.0% in the drug group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01), and with better effects on flat plaque and soft plaque. And the thickness and area of the plaque of corotid atherosclerosis were significantly reduced.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve the plaque of corotid atherosclerosis, so as to alleviate and prevent from occurrence and development of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases.</p>
Assuntos
Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: WPRIM Assunto principal: Doenças das Artérias Carótidas / Terapia por Acupuntura / Acupuntura / Medicina Tradicional Chinesa / Moxibustão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: Zh Revista: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: WPRIM Assunto principal: Doenças das Artérias Carótidas / Terapia por Acupuntura / Acupuntura / Medicina Tradicional Chinesa / Moxibustão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: Zh Revista: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article