Traditional Chinese medicine for activating blood circulation and detoxifying in unstable angina pectoris: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

ObjectiveThe purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine for activating blood circulation and detoxifying (ABCD) in patients with unstable angina pectoris.MethodsWe performed an electronic literature search of six medical databases for relevant articles published up to December 2014. Randomized controlled trials that compared ABCD Chinese medicine (alone or alongside conventional drugs) with …