Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an effective treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD). With the merits of small trauma and high success rate, PCI can promote the fast recovery of CHD patients and greatly improve their prognosis and quality of life. However, because PCI does not eliminate the pathogenic factors that lead to atherosclerosis, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) often occur after PCI. These events have become one of the principal factors affecting the long-term outcome of patients after PCI. In China, increasing attention is paid to the use of acupuncture combined with Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction (XFZYD) for the treatment of post-PCI MACEs in clinical practice. Nevertheless, this treatment approach still lacks evidence-based medical evaluation. In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture combined with XFZYD in the treatment of MACEs after PCI. Methods: Randomized controlled trials on the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with XFZYD for the treatment of MACEs after PCI were retrieved from CNKI, WanFang, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases from the time of database establishment to October 2022. The papers were screened strictly according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the quality of the included studies was assessed using the Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool. Raw data were extracted from the studies and then a meta-analysis was made using RevMan 5.3 software. Results: The results of this meta-analysis will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. Conclusion: This study will summarize the latest evidence for the efficacy and safety of acupuncture combined with XFZYD in the treatment of MACEs after PCI. REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42022365657.
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