Role of Blood Stasis Syndrome of Kampo Medicine in the Early Pathogenic Stage of Atherosclerosis: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

In Kampo medicine, blood stasis (BS) syndrome is strongly associated with microangiopathy and can lead to atherosclerosis. Vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED), evaluated through flow-mediated dilation (FMD), plays an important role in the early stages of atherosclerosis. However, the association...

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Main Authors: Akira Morita, Takao Namiki, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Kazunari Murai, Yuki Watanabe, Michimi Nakamura, Yohei Kawasaki, Yuki Shiko, Yutaka Tamura, Akiko Suganami, Aya Murakami, Akio Yagi, Hideki Okamoto, Yoshiro Hirasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5557392