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- Title
Observation of the Efficacy of Acupuncture in Patients with Hypertension.
- Authors
Wu, Q. T.; Gan, J. W.; Zhang, J.
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of hypertension in patients from April 2011 to May 2014. Method: One hundred and six patients with hypertension were divided into two groups: 53 cases in the control group were on oral administration of nifedipine sustained-release (SR) tablets, and the 53 cases in the observation group were on oral nifedipine and acupuncture treatment. Results: After four weeks of treatment, the two groups of patients had blood pressure readings before and after for comparison. The blood pressures of the observation group - the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the diastolic blood pressure (DBP) - was significantly lower than that of the control group. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the observation group were lower than before treatment. Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy can significantly reduce the blood pressure in patients with hypertension. There were no obvious adverse reactions. Hence, acupuncture can significantly improve the quality of life of hypertensive patients.
- Subjects
PATIENTS; HYPERTENSION; THERAPEUTICS; ACUPUNCTURE; NIFEDIPINE; BLOOD pressure measurement
- Publication
West Indian Medical Journal, 2016, Vol 65, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0043-3144
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7727/wimj.2016.256