Chinese Herbal Medicine for the Treatment of Adult Viral Myocarditis : An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials

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PURPOSE: Viral myocarditis (VMC) is a life-threatening disease that can affect all ages and genders, with middle-aged adults being particularly susceptible. Numerous systematic reviews have been conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in treating adult viral myocarditis (AVM). The objective of this study was to conduct a comprehensive overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the efficacy and safety of CHM for AVM.

METHODS: A comprehensive systematic search was conducted across 8 electronic databases from their inception to June 23, 2022, augmented by manual searches of the gray literature. Systematic reviews were independently selected and data extracted in accordance with predetermined criteria by 2 reviewers. Included systematic reviews were assessed for methodologic and reporting quality using Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews 2 and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The quality of evidence relating to outcome measures was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation tool. Recalculation of effect sizes and subsequent determination of 95% CIs were conducted with either a fixed-effects or random-effects model.

FINDINGS: The current overview of systematic reviews included a total of 6 systematic reviews, which reported on 67 RCTs with a participant pool of 5611 individuals. The findings of our study indicate that the combination of CHM and Western medications had positive effects on the effective rate, cure rate, ECG recovery, atrial premature contraction/premature ventricular contraction, left ventricular ejection fraction, myocardial enzymes, and improvement of clinical symptoms for AVM. The adverse drug reactions in the combination therapy group were generally less than or lighter than that in the Western medication group (relative risk = 0.79; 95% CI, 0.44-1.40; P > 0.05, I2 = 0).

IMPLICATIONS: Our research results provide evidence that combining CHM with Western medicine could offer potential benefits for patients with AVM. However, the number of studies included in our review is limited and the methodologic quality of these studies is modest. Therefore, there are potential uncertainties regarding the conclusion that CHM with Western medication may benefit patients with AVM. We call for more large-scale, high-quality studies with standardized designs to further verify and support our findings. This would promote a better understanding of the efficacy and safety profile of CHM and provide reliable reference evidence for clinical practice and policy making. Moreover, future research should explore optimal drug combinations, examine therapeutic doses and durations of CHM combination therapy, and evaluate its long-term efficacy and safety.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Clinical therapeutics - 45(2023), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 991-1003

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hui, Xiao-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shi-Qi [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Shi-Chao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yong-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhen-Peng [VerfasserIn]
Lian, Wen-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Si-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jin-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adult viral myocarditis
Chinese herbal medicine
Drug Combinations
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Journal Article
Meta-analysis
Overview of systematic reviews
Review
Systematic review
Traditional Chinese medicine

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Date Completed 19.01.2024

Date Revised 19.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.08.005

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NLM36188396X