A study on the correlation between TCM syndrome types, TCM symptoms and myocardial injury markers in patients with coronary heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death from cardiovascular diseases. Previous studies related to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) mostly lacked objective basis for TCM syndrome types, which may affect the accuracy of syndrome differentiation.

Objective

To explore the distribution pattern of TCM syndrome types in patients with CHD, analyze its correlation with TCM symptoms and myocardial injury markers.

Method

This study adopted a cross-sectional research design. A total of 1,503 patients with CHD from January 2023 to January 2025 were included. The clinical and TCM four diagnostic data of the selected patients were systematically collected, aiming to analyze the association between TCM syndrome types and TCM symptoms as well as myocard

SUBMITTER: Mi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833428 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature