Can arteriosclerosis be treated with moxibustion?

Written by Zhang Yue Mei
Cardiology
Updated on September 21, 2024
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Arteriosclerosis can be treated with moxibustion. Moxibustion is a traditional disease treatment method in Chinese medicine, which can treat many diseases clinically. For patients with arteriosclerosis, moxibustion therapy can improve some clinical symptoms caused by arteriosclerosis. However, one should not rely solely on moxibustion for the treatment of atherosclerosis, as the mechanism of atherosclerosis is due to the disorder of lipid metabolism and the hardening of arterial walls caused by increased blood lipids. Treatment should include medication and dietary adjustments such as low-salt, low-sugar, and low-fat diets, and avoiding fatty meats, animal offal, and seafood high in cholesterol.

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Can arteriosclerosis be cured?

Atherosclerosis can only slow down its further progression and prevent the further occurrence of conditions such as coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, and lower limb arterial occlusion. This is because it is influenced by many factors, including both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. For example, modifiable factors include abnormal blood lipids, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and overweight obesity, which we can change. However, there are also non-modifiable factors such as age, genetics, and environmental factors. As age increases, the incidence of atherosclerosis significantly rises. Its pathological changes generally begin in childhood or adolescence, with symptoms becoming more apparent as age progresses.

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The difference between arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis is a common and important type among a group of vascular diseases known as arteriosclerosis. The common characteristics of various arterioscleroses include thickening and hardening of arterial walls, loss of elasticity, and narrowing of the lumen. Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis characterized by lesions starting from the arterial intima, subsequently involving the accumulation of lipids and complex carbohydrates, bleeding, thrombosis, proliferation of fibrous tissues, and deposition of calcium, along with gradual degeneration and calcification of the arterial media. Since the lipids accumulated in the arterial intima appear yellowish and mushy, it is termed atherosclerosis.

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How is coronary atherosclerosis treated?

Coronary atherosclerosis is treated generally through the following three aspects: The first aspect is general preventive measures, which include four sub-aspects. First is actively controlling risk factors related to the disease, such as hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and obesity. Second is a reasonable diet, controlling the total caloric intake in the diet to reach a normal weight range, which can be simply measured using BMI, or waist circumference, with over 80 cm in females and 85 cm in males being considered overweight. Third is appropriate physical labor and sports activity. Fifth, rational arrangement of work and life, advocating quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, regular work schedules, maintaining an optimistic and pleasant mood, avoiding emotional excitement and excessive fatigue, balancing work and rest, and ensuring adequate sleep. Medicinal treatment includes five items: one is adjusting blood lipids, commonly using statin drugs; second look at antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin and clopidogrel; third involves thrombolysis or anticoagulation, for instance, warfarin and low molecular weight heparin; fourth involves using drugs that improve myocardial remodeling and prognosis, such as valsartan and ACE inhibitors; additionally, there is treatment for ischemic symptoms, and if angina occurs, nitrate drugs like nitroglycerin can be used, as well as others like metoprolol. Lastly, the third major category is interventional and surgical procedures. If there is significant coronary artery narrowing, greater than 90%, procedures like stent placement or coronary artery bypass surgery can be performed. These three major aspects comprise the treatment of coronary atherosclerosis.

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Can arteriosclerosis be cured?

There are currently many data to prove that the progression of arteriosclerotic lesions is not irreversible. Through angiography or intravascular ultrasound, it has been confirmed that early arteriosclerotic lesions can partially recede after controlling and treating risk factors for a period of time. This demonstrates that arteriosclerosis can be actively managed by controlling its risk factors, such as abnormal blood lipids, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, reduced glucose tolerance, obesity, Type A personality, and dietary patterns, and it can be treated. However, there are three aspects that are still uncontrollable: age, gender, and family history. This indicates that it is not possible to completely cure the condition; it can only alleviate the progression of the disease.

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Early symptoms of arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis often has many symptoms, which mainly depend on the location of the arteriosclerosis. For example, patients with cerebral arteriosclerosis often experience dizziness, headaches, or confusion, If it is coronary arteriosclerosis, it often causes symptoms of chest tightness or shortness of breath in patients, which tend to be more obvious or worsen after activity, If it is lower limb arteriosclerosis, it often causes pain when walking, which can disappear or significantly reduce after rest.