Increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in young and middle-aged adults with obesity receiving Chinese herbal medicine: A nationwide cohort study
Although certain CHMs offer cardiovascular benefits, young and middle-aged obese adults receiving CHM exhibit a higher risk of MACEs than those not receiving CHM. Therefore, TCM practitioners should be cautious when prescribing medications to young patients with obesity, considering their potential cardiovascular risks.
Authors
- Te−I Weng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-1672)
- Ying‐Hsiu Shih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-784X)
- Lu‐Ting Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3980-0809)
- Wen‐Chieh Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-3701)
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- China Medical University Hospital (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jcma.0000000000001163
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45
Funders
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- Health and Welfare Data Science Center