TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of catgut-embedding acupuncture technique on nitric oxide levels and blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension
AU - Suhana,
AU - Srilestari, A.
AU - Marbun, M. B.H.
AU - Mihardja, H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/8/30
Y1 - 2017/8/30
N2 - Hypertension is common a health problem and its prevalence in Indonesia is quite high (31.7%). Catgut embedding - an acupuncture technique - is known to reduce blood pressure; however, no study has confirmed the underlying mechanism. This study examines the effect of catgut embedding on serum nitric oxide (NO) concentration and blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension. Forty hypertension patients were randomly assigned to two groups: the control group received anti-hypertensive drugs whereas the case group received anti-hypertensive drugs and catgut embedding. Results showed a statistically significant mean difference in NO concentration (p < 0.05) and statistically and clinically significant mean difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the two groups (p < 0.05). The results confirm that catgut embedding can influence serum NO concentration and blood pressure in essential hypertension patients.
AB - Hypertension is common a health problem and its prevalence in Indonesia is quite high (31.7%). Catgut embedding - an acupuncture technique - is known to reduce blood pressure; however, no study has confirmed the underlying mechanism. This study examines the effect of catgut embedding on serum nitric oxide (NO) concentration and blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension. Forty hypertension patients were randomly assigned to two groups: the control group received anti-hypertensive drugs whereas the case group received anti-hypertensive drugs and catgut embedding. Results showed a statistically significant mean difference in NO concentration (p < 0.05) and statistically and clinically significant mean difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the two groups (p < 0.05). The results confirm that catgut embedding can influence serum NO concentration and blood pressure in essential hypertension patients.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/884/1/012028
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/884/1/012028
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85029581127
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 884
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 1
M1 - 012028
T2 - 1st Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium, PTMDS 2017
Y2 - 15 July 2017 through 16 July 2017
ER -