Liu Lan-Chun, Duan Lian, Liu Chao, Wang Jie
Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100053, China Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing 100029, China.
Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100053, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2021 Apr;46(7):1738-1742. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20201221.601.
With the process of urbanization and population aging in China, the burden of cardiovascular disease and the incidence of coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women have greatly increased. Studies have found that the incidence of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women is closely related to the level of estrogen, but there are still difficulties of low efficiency and large side effects in current therapies. Kidney deficiency has a strong correlation with reproductive development and overall function. The clinical manifestations and characteristics of postmenopausal coronary heart disease patients conform to the pathogenesis of kidney deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine. The kidney-invigorating method has a good efficacy in treating postmenopausal coronary heart disease patients. This paper summarizes clinical and pharmacological evidences, expounds the relationship between kidney deficiency and the level of estrogen, and the pathological mechanism of the kidney-tonifying method in the treatment of coronary heart disease, and defines the clinical efficacy and advantages of the kidney-tonifying method. The method may become an effective method to prevent and treat postmenopausal coronary heart disease, and is expected to benefit patients with coronary heart disease better.
