Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine on thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Wang Z, Tang Z, Zhu W, Ge L, Ge J · Complementary Therapies in Medicine · 2017 June
DOI 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.03.006
Objective
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of TCM in prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Conclusions
This meta-analysis suggests that TCM combined with warfarin is superior to warfarin alone for the prevention of total thromboembolic events in patients with AF, with equal risk of bleeding as warfarin alone.
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