Clinical efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese patent medicine for hyperthyroid heart disease: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hyperthyroid heart disease (HHD), one of the most common complications of hyperthyroidism, is a serious public health problem due to the direct toxic or indirect effects of excessive thyroid hormone on the heart, resulting in high mortality and increasing health care costs. Traditional Chinese patent medicines (TCPMs), developed by combining modernized pharmaceutical technologies with ancient TCM theories, have been widely used in the treatment of HHD. However, the safety and efficacy of TCPMs used in patients with HHD has been uncertain and there has been no standard clinical trial published to confirm this. Thus, we conduct a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TCPMs for HHD.

Methods

The reference lists of randomized controlled trials and 8 electronic d

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6250447 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature