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- Title
Pathogenesis and treatment of palpitation during convalescent period of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron.
- Authors
FU Qian; JIANG Liangduo
- Abstract
Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron, referred to as a pathogenic toxin in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in the convalescent period suffer from a high incidence of palpitations and generally present TCM patterns of qi deficiency. The main pathogenic mechanisms are that (i) the toxin of plague severely injured the human body,resulting in acute deficiency of vital qi; (ii) the damage of sanjiao (a TCM term) energy resulted in the deficiency of producing nutrient qi, defensive qi, and pectoral qi; and (iii) the qi and yin of heart and lung were drained, leading to internal blockade of blood stasis, qi collapse in the chest, qi obstruction, malnutrition of heart blood, and static blood blocking the hear collateral. There is also the pathogenesis of palpitations caused by excessive sweating and disharmony of yin and yang. Furthermore, some COVID-19 patients with palpitations in the convalescent period suffer from qi deficiency inducing dampness obstruction and lingering remnant pathogen. Treatment of symptoms related to palpitations caused by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron should focus on strengthening vital qi to eliminate the pathogenic factor, including benefiting qi and nourishing yin, invigorating qi for ascending, and promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis, while diffusing pathogen and removing dampness in the condition of lingering remnant pathogen.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; PALPITATION; CHINESE medicine; HYPERHIDROSIS
- Publication
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023, Vol 46, Issue 7, p965
- ISSN
1006-2157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2023.07.013