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Acupuncture protects the heart during surgery
Acupuncture pre-treatment can help prevent damage to the heart during valve replacement operations. Reperfusion injury (damage to tissue caused when blood supply returns after a period of ischaemia) contributes to postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing open-heart surgery. In a new Chinese study, 60 patients were randomly allocated to electroacupuncture (EA) pre-treatment or a ...
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