The efficacy and safety of herbal formulas for adults with pulmonary hypertension combined with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis involving 1,865 participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is currently no effective treatment for the majority of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined with pulmonary hypertension (COPD-PH). Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbal formulas in combination with routine western pharmacotherapy (WP) for the treatment of COPD-PH, with positive results. This meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TCM herbal formulas in the treatment of COPD-PH.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted using Web of Science, PubMed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, and Chinese Science and Technology Journal (VIP) from database inception until October 2023. The primary outcome was pulmonary artery p

SUBMITTER: Liang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494573 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature