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As winter arrives, cardiovascular patients nationwide witness an increase in cases. Winter is a peak season for cardiovascular diseases, particularly life-threatening conditions like acute myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, and stroke.

In a clinical trial, patients with acute STEMI who took TCM compound Tongxinluo showed a lower risk of another heart attack. Further study is needed, experts say, to identify the specific active ingredient – which could help advance future treatments.

Arrhythmias manifest in various ways, with patients most commonly experiencing palpitations and irregular heartbeats. In milder cases, there may be no specific symptoms, while in severe instances, arrhythmias can lead to sudden death, as in the case of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.

Qiliqiangxin is a traditional Chinese medicine extract obtained from 11 types of herbs (Table 1). In a pilot study, qiliqiangxin reduced N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels and improved heart failure symptoms in patients with HFrEF when added to established heart failure treatment. Preclinical studies have also indicated that qiliqiangxin has beneficial effects on attenuating myocardial fibrosis and cardiac remodeling.

Astragalus root, long used in traditional Chinese medicine, has been found to reduce inflammation in a study on heart attack patients. It has an advantage over other cardiovascular medicines in that it does so without lowering patients’ immunity, something researchers say is ‘important’

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