Treatments in Conventional Medicine and Their Limitations
Conventional medicine administers anticoagulants to prevent blood clots for atrial flutter, along with drugs to slow the pulse, or performs Catheter Ablation to burn the source area.
For MAT, treating the underlying lung disease is prioritized.
[Limitations and Critical Perspective]
Catheter ablation or cardioversion may be effective in reverting the immediate rhythm, but since our body is organically connected, a local approach that does not consider the environment around the heart cannot be a fundamental cure.
The fact that many patients visit us because atrial fibrillation or tachycardia recurred even after a procedure clearly shows the limitations of a treatment that only sees the tree and not the forest.
Furthermore, drugs like Statins can deplete Coenzyme Q10, the energy source of the heart muscle, potentially reducing the heart's vitality in the long term and causing muscle pain, so they should not be trusted blindly.
BM's Integrative Solution: Designing Stability for the Heart and Lungs
BM Korean Internal Medicine Clinic provides integrative treatment encompassing the whole body for patients who suffer from recurrences even after procedures or worry about drug side effects.
- Clearing Heat and Calming the Spirit & Invigorating Blood (Cheong-yeol-an-sin & Hwal-hyeol / 淸熱安神 & 活血): Extinguishing the overheated fire of the heart and gently loosening hardened scars to improve the environment where electrical signals circle.
- Lifestyle Redesign (Health Freedom Camp): Through the HF Camp, we completely correct dietary habits that burden the heart and lungs, and guide meditation and breathing techniques to manage stress.
- Acupuncture: Stimulating acupoints connected to the heart to balance the autonomic nervous system and relieve anxiety experienced after a procedure.
Improving the conditions around the heart to create a body environment where arrhythmia cannot occur is the completion of BM Korean Internal Medicine Clinic's treatment.
Modern Korean Medicine Based on Global Research Results (Scientific Evidence)
Modern Korean Medicine does not stay in the past but integrates conventional medicine by actively accepting global clinical data. The following research demonstrates that core herbs and acupuncture have effects equivalent to or complementary to conventional standard treatments.
- Anti-arrhythmic effects of core herbs regulating multi-ion channels (Meta-analysis):A global study of 4,610 patients showed that treatment groups using core herbs like Nardostachys and Notoginseng had effects equivalent or superior to potent conventional anti-arrhythmic drugs in various cardiovascular conditions. They showed overwhelming safety with significantly lower side effect incidence compared to conventional drugs.
- Wang X, Wang Y, Feng XY, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on Wenxin keli. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2016;10:3725-3736. doi:10.2147/dddt.s112333
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- Efficacy and economic evaluation of herbal medicine for arrhythmia (Large-scale Meta-analysis):Combining core heart-bolstering herbs with conventional drugs increased treatment efficacy by 3.65 times and was proven an economically valid choice. Furthermore, a 2024 meta-analysis of 5,520 patients reaffirmed that herbal medicine groups had better efficacy while side effect incidence was 56 percent lower (RR=0.44), confirming modern Korean Medicine as a safe and effective integrated medical alternative.
- Ma L, Li L, Ma F, Ma F, Ma S. Efficacy, safety, and economy of shensongyangxin capsules for the treatment of coronary heart disease arrhythmia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023;85(10):4989-5000. doi:10.1097/ms9.0000000000001244
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- Ahn JY, Chu H, Leem J, Yun JM. Effectiveness and safety of traditional herbal medicine on cardiac arrhythmic condition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control clinical trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024;103(23):e38441. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000038441
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- Improvement of quality of life and anxiety with acupuncture post-procedure (Prospective cohort study):Acupuncture combined with catheter ablation not only increased sinus rhythm conversion rates but also statistically significantly improved Treatment Anxiety and quality of life scores. This shows acupuncture is an excellent adjunctive therapy aiding psychological stability and rapid recovery post-procedure.
- Liu Y. Acupuncture-Assisted catheter ablation in the Treatment of atrial fibrillation: A Prospective Cohort study. Preprints.org. Published online September 27, 2024. doi:10.20944/preprints202409.2126.v1
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