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You may also wish to look at our pages on Hypertension/High Blood Pressure ; Stroke ; Angina, Arrhythmias, Coronary Heart Disease, and Heart Failure

Important to know: Chronic health conditions should be addressed under direct medical supervision of your GP or consultant, and acupuncture would be an adjunct or complement to usual care – we advise that you let you doctor know when you use this approach.

About the research: It is worth noting that in research, randomised controlled studies (RCT) are the most reliable in terms of quality of evidence, with a systematic review or meta analysis of numerous studies being the best way of seeing the overall picture of the state of the evidence. Below we have a selection of the available research, which does include some larger RCTs, and reviews of the literature alongside smaller studies. The n= figure tells you how many people were participants in the study.

References:

British Acupuncture Council evidence based factsheet about Angina, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure and Coronary Heart Disease with research, trials and mechanisms of action for acupuncture in this condition.

British Acupuncture Council evidence based factsheet about Hypertension with research, trials and mechanisms of action for acupuncture in this condition.

British Acupuncture Council evidence based factsheet about Stroke with research, trials and mechanisms of action for acupuncture in this condition.