Effects of Acupuncture at the Yintang and the Chengjiang Acupoints on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Neurocardiogenic Syncope in Emergency First Aid

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• 作者：Saulo Fabrin¹ ; ^{saulo.fabrin@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Nayara Soares¹ ; Daiana Pezarezi Yoshimura² ; Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo³ ; Edson Donizetti Verri⁴ ; Jacqueline Rodrigues de Freitas Vianna⁵ ; ⁶ ; Eloisa Maria Gatti Regueiro⁵ ; ⁷ ; Josie Resende Torres da Silva⁸
• 关键词：acupuncture ; cardiopathy ; Chengjiang ; syncope ; Yintang
• 刊名：Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：9
• 期：1
• 页码：26-30
• 全文大小：391 K

文摘

This study evaluated the effectiveness of YinTang and ChengJiang acupoints on patients with cardiac arrhythmia and neurocardiogenic syncope in emergency first aid. A 45 year old woman underwent acupuncture. She had a previous history of a valvuloplasty for rheumatic disease and two acute myocardial infarctions, followed by four catheterizations and an angioplasty. Needling of the YinTang acupoint and stimulation of the ChengJiang acupoint through acupressure were performed for 20 minutes soon after syncope and during tachycardia, hypertension, tachypnea, and precordial pain, without any effect on peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO₂) or the glycemic index. Data were analyzed comparatively by using the following parameters at rest, during syncope, and at 1 minute and 10 minutes after an emergency acupuncture procedure: blood pressure; heart rate; SpO₂; and respiratory rate. We found that acupuncture at YinTang and ChenJiang acupoints induced cardiovascular responses, increased the limits of the body's homeostasis, and normalized the patient's condition in the case of syncope. Acupuncture using a combination of ChengJiang and YinTang acupoints had an immediate effect on the autonomic nervous system and on maintaining homeostasis and energy balance in the body. Although this technique was effective, the patient was still referred to the Emergency Room.