Acupuncture and related therapies used as add-on to conventional treatments for heart failure: A systematic review of pairwise and network meta-analyses

ConclusionMost of the included ARTs add-on to CT was effective in improving HFC and LVEF. Acupoint injection and acupuncture may respectively have better effect than others for HFC and LVEF. However, due to the small sample size and poor quality of the included studies, hence well-designed RCTs are needed to confirm our findings.This study was registered in PROSPERO, CRD42018087700
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research