Myocardial Infarction

Also Know As Acute Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack

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Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Pine Bark Extract [1, 2, 3, 4,]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: weakly in favor  (Early studies indicate potential for Pine bark extract in the treatment of infarctions, but more clinical studies need to be done)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Red Pepper (Capsaicin):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that Red Peppers help to treat or prevent myocardial infarctions in any way)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Astragalus (Astragalus Membranaceus):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Astragalus helps to treat mycardial infarction)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Qigong:

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that Qigong can help treat Angina in any way)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00214032

3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/pine-bark-extract

4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-pycnogenol.html


 


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