Clinical observation on wrist-ankle acupuncture for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 854-856, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the therapeutic effect and prognosis of wrist-ankle acupuncture for treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ninety-five cases of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia were randomly divided into a wrist-ankle acupuncture group (n = 55) and a control group (n = 40). The treatment group were treated with acupuncture at the points, Wanshang No. 1 and 2, and the control group with oral administration of diltiazem. After being treated for 3 courses, their therapeutic effects were evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 81.8% in the treatment group and 54.0% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0. 05); the long-term therapeutic effect in the treatment group was better than that in the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Wrist-Ankle acupuncture has obvious therapeutic effect on paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.</p>
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Main subject:
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal
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Therapeutics
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Wrist
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Tachycardia, Supraventricular
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Ankle
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Methods
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
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Article