Use of Complementary Therapies in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Yeh, Gloria Y.; Davis, Roger B.; Phillips, Russell S.

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.051

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“…Complementary and alternative therapies are popular and frequently used by patients with CVD [2]. Survey data indicate that herbal therapies and mind-body therapies are the most commonly used types of complementary therapies [2].…”

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Ginseng for Reducing the Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hur¹,

Lee²,

Yang³

et al. 2010

Journal of Ginseng Research

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Ginseng is one of the most-widely used herbal remedies. This systematic review evaluates the current evidence for its use in the reducing blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension. Systematic searches of 12 electronic databases were conducted without language restrictions. All randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of ginseng as a treatment for hypertension were candidates for inclusion. Methodological quality was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias. Five RCTs met the inclusion criteria. The risk of bias was low in most of the trials. Four of the included RCTs compared the effectiveness of ginseng to placebo. The meta-analysis of these data failed to show a statistically significant acute effect on systolic BP (SBP) or diastolic BP (DBP). However, subgroup analyses showed beneficial effects of Korean red ginseng (KRG) on both SBP (n=54, mean difference [MD], -6.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], -9.99 to -3.04; p=0.0002) and DBP (n=54, MD, -5.21; 95% CI, -7.90 to-2.51; p=0.0001). Two RCTs tested the long-term effects of ginseng for BP for 24hours. One of these trials failed to show any benefits of KRG compared to no treatment, and the other failed to show superior effects of North American ginseng compared to placebo. Adverse events with ginseng were none in one trial or not assessed. Collectively, these RCTs provide limited evidence for the acute effectiveness of KRG in the treatment of high BP. The total number of RCTs included in the analysis and the total sample size were insufficient to draw definitive conclusions. More rigorous studies are warranted.

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Ginseng for Reducing the Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Hur¹,

Lee²,

Yang³

et al. 2010

Journal of Ginseng Research

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“…In the United States, 46%-84% of children with cancer make use of CAM (Gagnon & Recklist, 2003). The highest international rates (66-73%) are reported in Taiwan (Yeh et al, 2006), Mexico (Gomez-Martinez, Tlacuilo-Parra, Garibaldi-Covarrubias, 2007) and Singapore (Lim et al, 2005), with slightly lower rates (36-49%) in Canada (Martel et al, 2005). The use of CAM among child cancer patients in Turkey has been found in different studies to be 51.6% (Karadeniz et al, 2007), 48.9% (Gözüm, Arıkan, Buyukavcı, 2007) and 77% (Genç et al, 2009).…”

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The use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: a questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey

Kürtüncü¹,

Yıldız²,

Akhan³

2016

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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Background: The objective of this study was to determine what complementary and alternative therapies are used in cases of childhood cancer, the frequency of their use and the factors that affect the tendency to resort to these therapies. Materials and Methods:The study, of cross-sectional design, was conducted with the parents of 101 children diagnosed with cancer, using a questionnaire and the technique of face-to-face interviews. Mean scores, percentages, chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the statistical analysis. During the study, interviews were held with 42.6% of the children's mothers and with the fathers of 44.6%. Results: The mean age of the children was 8.66±4.52 years. A group of 33.7% of the parents was making use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their children. Of the parents, 76.5% stated that CAM had been instrumental in reducing a tumor, 53.8% said that their child's general condition had improved and 15.4% expressed an increase in morale. Another 41.2% concealed their use of CAM from their doctors and nurses. The parents that were interviewed: the age of the mother, the age of the father and the family's economic status were determining factors in the parents' use of CAM. The prevalence of the use of CAM among parents with children with cancer is not negligible. Conclusion: It is the researchers' belief that health professionals must be informed about the use of CAM and its methods and that the patients should be evaluated with an impartial approach and given information about the use of CAM, together with conventional treatment.

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“…The use of herbal and dietary supplements continues to increase, rising from 2.5% in 1990 to 12.1% in 1997, [1][2][3] with a 2007 National Health Interview Survey showing that U.S. adults annually spend more than $33.9 billion out of pocket on complementary health approaches. 4 Nonvitamin, nonmineral dietary supplement use (17.9%) was greater than any other complementary health approach per another national survey from 2012 ( Figure 1).…”

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Essentials of Herb-Drug Interactions in the Elderly With Cardiovascular Disease

Sultan¹,

Maria²,

Ali³

et al. 2015

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

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Use of Complementary Therapies in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Cited by 210 publications

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Ginseng for Reducing the Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ginseng for Reducing the Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: a questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey

Essentials of Herb-Drug Interactions in the Elderly With Cardiovascular Disease

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