Adjuvant Chinese Herbal Products for Preventing Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Yu-Chiang HungYu-Chen ChengChih-Hsin MuoHsienhsueh Elley ChiuChun-Ting LiuWen Long Hu

Published in: PloS one (2016)

Users of TCM with AF have a lower risk of new-onset ischemic stroke. Therefore, adjuvant CHP therapy may have a protective effect and may be used in AF patients to prevent ischemic stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
early stage
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
smoking cessation
replacement therapy