Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long been used to treat diabetes mellitus and angina. It has also gained widespread clinical applications in China as a common adjuvant treatment. Although there is high-quality evidence that TCM is effective in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism, the card...

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Main Authors: Yu Wei, Qi-You Ding, Chak Yeung, Yi-shan Huang, Bo-xun Zhang, Li-li Zhang, Run-Yu Miao, Sha Di, Lin-Hua Zhao, Xiao-Lin Tong
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2545476
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author Yu Wei
Qi-You Ding
Chak Yeung
Yi-shan Huang
Bo-xun Zhang
Li-li Zhang
Run-Yu Miao
Sha Di
Lin-Hua Zhao
Xiao-Lin Tong
author_facet Yu Wei
Qi-You Ding
Chak Yeung
Yi-shan Huang
Bo-xun Zhang
Li-li Zhang
Run-Yu Miao
Sha Di
Lin-Hua Zhao
Xiao-Lin Tong
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description Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long been used to treat diabetes mellitus and angina. It has also gained widespread clinical applications in China as a common adjuvant treatment. Although there is high-quality evidence that TCM is effective in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism, the cardiovascular protective effect of TCM in the treatment of diabetes mellitus has not been fully elucidated, especially in patients with both diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease (CHD). We systematically assessed the efficacy and safety of TCM for the adjuvant treatment of patients with CHD and diabetes mellitus and examined the pharmacological effects and potential mechanisms of TCM medication/herbs on diabetes mellitus with CHD. We found that TCM could improve the control effect of conventional treatment on cardiac function, hemorheology, blood glucose, blood lipid, and inflammation, thus reducing the frequency of angina and the incidence of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. These findings indicate that TCM may be used as a complementary approach for patients with diabetes mellitus and CHD. Nevertheless, more rigorously designed randomized controlled trials and long-term evaluations are needed to support these findings.
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spelling doaj-art-b46264b01b1846eb980aaaa9ac6ef1142025-02-03T01:23:11ZengWileyJournal of Diabetes Research2314-67532022-01-01202210.1155/2022/2545476Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential AnalysisYu Wei0Qi-You Ding1Chak Yeung2Yi-shan Huang3Bo-xun Zhang4Li-li Zhang5Run-Yu Miao6Sha Di7Lin-Hua Zhao8Xiao-Lin Tong9Institute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesDepartment of EndocrinologyInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesInstitute of Metabolic DiseasesTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long been used to treat diabetes mellitus and angina. It has also gained widespread clinical applications in China as a common adjuvant treatment. Although there is high-quality evidence that TCM is effective in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism, the cardiovascular protective effect of TCM in the treatment of diabetes mellitus has not been fully elucidated, especially in patients with both diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease (CHD). We systematically assessed the efficacy and safety of TCM for the adjuvant treatment of patients with CHD and diabetes mellitus and examined the pharmacological effects and potential mechanisms of TCM medication/herbs on diabetes mellitus with CHD. We found that TCM could improve the control effect of conventional treatment on cardiac function, hemorheology, blood glucose, blood lipid, and inflammation, thus reducing the frequency of angina and the incidence of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. These findings indicate that TCM may be used as a complementary approach for patients with diabetes mellitus and CHD. Nevertheless, more rigorously designed randomized controlled trials and long-term evaluations are needed to support these findings.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2545476
spellingShingle Yu Wei
Qi-You Ding
Chak Yeung
Yi-shan Huang
Bo-xun Zhang
Li-li Zhang
Run-Yu Miao
Sha Di
Lin-Hua Zhao
Xiao-Lin Tong
Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
Journal of Diabetes Research
title Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
title_full Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
title_fullStr Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
title_short Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
title_sort evidence and potential mechanisms of traditional chinese medicine for the adjuvant treatment of coronary heart disease in patients with diabetes mellitus a systematic review and meta analysis with trial sequential analysis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2545476
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