Add-On Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Mortality in Myocardial Infarction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

In China, Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is widely used as an adjunct to biomedicine (BM) in treating myocardial infarction (MI). This meta-analysis of RCTs evaluated the efficacy of combined CHM-BM in the treatment of MI, compared to BM alone. Sixty-five RCTs (12,022 patients) of moderate quality we...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vincent C. H. Chung, Mao Chen, Qin Ying, Wilson W. S. Tam, Xin Yin Wu, Polly H. X. Ma, Eric T. C. Ziea, Vivian C. W. Wong, Jin Ling Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/675906