The association of patients with hyperlipidemia take traditional Chinese medicine with the occurrence of atherosclerosis: A nationwide population-based cohort study

• Main Authors: Po-Hsu Chen, 陳柏旭
• Other Authors: John, Y. Chiang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6st6bk

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 資訊工程學系研究所 === 105 === Hyperlipidemia corresponds to abnormally elevated levels of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood. Hyperlipidemia is the most important risk factor for atherosclerosis [4-6]. Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. . If the disease is not properly controlled, atherosclerosis can further cause other death-causing cardiovascular diseases such as ischemic stroke or heart failure. In light of the association between hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis, the study regarding the risk of getting atherosclerosis under different treatment methods of hyperlipidemia is meaningful. This paper aims at evaluating the effectiveness of TCM drugs in treating hyperlipidemia to prevent the risk of getting atherosclerosis. The result shows that till 2010, a surprisingly low 3.52% hyperlipidemia patients in the TCM-only group later developed into atherosclerosis, in contrast with 14.52% and 14.48% in the mixed-usage and western medicine-only ones, respectively. If further stratified according to gender, age, and area. The specific drugs prescribed are also ranked according to the number of usage, average prescription period, and dosage in the hope that the risking of developing into atherosclerosis for patients with hyperlipidemia can be effectively lowered through this study.