Acupuncture at PC6 prevents cardiac hypertrophy in isoproterenol-treated mice.
CONCLUSIONS:: The results demonstrated that acupuncture at PC6 attenuates sympathetic overactivity. Additionally, it may improve cardiac performance by reversing adverse cardiac remodelling. Acupuncture has potential as a treatment for sympathetic hypertension.
PMID: 30843422 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zhang M, Du Q, Yang F, Guo Y, Hou Y, Zhu P Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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