Synopsis Chronic stable angina can cause major cardiovascular (CV) events. Use of acupuncture along with standard of care antianginal therapies has shown effective results in relieving symptoms of CV events. Assessing different acupuncture techniques is required to ascertain the efficiency of these in patients with chronic stable angina. The standard of care therapies can often lack obvious improvement in patients with chronic stable angina. Read the article to get essential insights into overcoming this. This “ Journal Watch ” discusses the study “Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for chronic stable angina: A randomized clinical trial,” published in the journal JAMA international Medicine, 2019.
Authors – de Morales AM, Goicoechea M, Verde E, Carbayo J, Barbieri D, Delgado A, et. al. What was the need for the study? Chronic stable angina affects a major population worldwide. The…
