Validation of evidence-based questionnaire for TCM syndrome differentiation of heart failure and evaluation of expert consensus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is widely used to treat heart failure (HF). Syndrome differentiation is a unique and crucial component in TCM practice for guiding disease diagnosis and treatment strategies as well as clinical research. The major bottlenecks in TCM syndrome differentiation are the diversity of the syndrome differentiation criteria and the broad spectrum of syndrome patterns, hindering evidence-based studies for clinical research. In the present study, we aim to develop an evidence-based questionnaire for the diagnosis of HF and establish a definitive set of criteria for syndrome differentiation.

Methods

We designed a TCM syndrome differentiation questionnaire for heart failure (SDQHF) based on the "TCM expert consensus for diagnosis and treatmen

SUBMITTER: Leung AYL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10251330 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature