title: The pathological effects of sleep deprivation on coronary heart disease and treatment using Chinese medicine tranquilization.
abstract: Sleep deprivation is associated with the morbidity and mortality of coronary heart disease due to pathological factors including sympathetic activation, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, neuroendocrine dysfunction, oxidative stress, endothelial malfunction, inflammatory reaction, and glycolipid metabolism disorders. This article summarizes findings of traditional Chinese medicine tranquilization methods in different studies that indirectly treat coronary heart disease by removing the pathological factors of sleep deprivation. It has been suggested that the traditional Chinese medicine tranquilization methods improve the pathological factors of sleep deprivation with a multiple-component, multiple-target and multiple-pathway approach that may be a treatment for coronary heart disease, which also reflects the purpose of psycho-cardiology treatment.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China; School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: yuanrong427@163.com.
authors: Rong
authors: R
authors: Yuan
authors: Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors: Lili
authors: L
authors: Guo
authors: Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors: Xingjiang
authors: X
authors: Xiong
authors: Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D012892:Sleep Deprivation
keywords: Chinese medicine; Heart disease; Insomnia; Psycho-cardiology; Tranquillize