The use of complementary and alternative medicine by people with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Yu Sun Bin¹  Hosen Kiat²  Suzanne J Grant³  Dennis Hsu-Tung Chang³ 

[1] Cardiac Health Institute, 173 Shaftsbury Road, 2122, Eastwood, NSW, Australia;Cardiac Health Institute, 173 Shaftsbury Road, 2122, Eastwood, NSW, Australia;The Australian School of Advanced Medicine, 2 Technology Place, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, 2751, Penrith South DC, NSW, Australia;

关键词: Herbal Medicine;    National Health Interview Survey;    Complementary Medicine;    Quality Assessment Tool;    Therapeutic Good Administration;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-299

 received in 2011-08-31, accepted in 2012-04-10,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may offer benefits as well as risks to people with cardiovascular disease. Understanding the prevalence and the nature of CAM use will encourage beneficial CAM therapies, prevent potential herb-drug interactions and foster communication between patients and physicians.MethodsA systematic search of eight bibliographic databases was conducted for studies that investigated CAM use in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Two independent reviewers selected relevant abstracts and evaluated the quality of included studies.ResultsTwenty-seven studies were included. Prevalence of CAM use in cardiac patients ranged from 4% - 61%. Biologically-based therapies usage ranged from 22% to 68%. Herbal medicines were used by between 2% and 46%. A large proportion of patients did not inform medical practitioners about their CAM use and up to 90% of treating physicians did not discuss CAM use with their patients.ConclusionsCAM use in patients with cardiovascular disease appears common. The findings suggest that the effects of CAM on medical management of cardiovascular disease may be overlooked and that patient-physician communication need to be strengthened.

【 授权许可】

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