Chinese herbal medicine for dyslipidemia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dyslipidemia is commonly characterized by the abnormal quantity and quality of lipids in plasma, which is strongly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and also a major cause of morbidity and even leads to mortality. In China and East Asia, Chinese herbal medicine has been widely used to treat diverse diseases for thousands of years. As an important means of traditional Chinese medicine treatment, Chinese herbal medicine plays a more important role in the treatment of dyslipidemia. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine for dyslipidemia.

Methods

Seven electronic databases (included The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, CNKI, VIP, CBM, and WANGFANG) will be searched regardless of publication dat

SUBMITTER: He C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6221744 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature