title: [Review on treatment of unstable atherosclerotic plaque with traditional Chinese medicine].
abstract: Rupture of unstable atherosclerotic plaque is an essential pathogenetic mechanism of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), thereby, to stabilize the vulnerable plaque is of great importance for prevention and treatment of ACS. Recent study has shown the multi-target effects of traditional Chiese medicine intervention in stabilizing unstable atherosclerotic plaque is promising. The literatures involving this topic in recent years were reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: Ming-xue
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal