Expert Opinions on the Concept of Blood Stasis in China： An Interview Study

Objective： To study various experts＇ opinions on the definition and diagnosis of blood stasis inChina. Methods： We e-mailed the selected experts to explain the purpose of the study and to invite them toparticipate and asked them to name a time for the investigator to call them. Eight experts and fiv...

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Published inChinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 22; no. 11; pp. 823 - 831
Main Authors Choi, Tae-Young, Jun, Ji Hee, Lee, Ju Ah, Park, Bongki, You, Sooseong, Jung, Jeeyoun, Lee, Myeong Soo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2016
Subjects
Biomarkers - metabolism
blood
Blood Circulation
Chinese
concept
Disease
Expert Testimony
experts
Humans
interview
Interviews as Topic
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Original Article
stasis
Syndrome
blood stasis
Chinese medicine
interview
experts
concept
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Summary:Objective： To study various experts＇ opinions on the definition and diagnosis of blood stasis inChina. Methods： We e-mailed the selected experts to explain the purpose of the study and to invite them toparticipate and asked them to name a time for the investigator to call them. Eight experts and five organizationswere interviewed in the research community investigating blood stasis in China. Results： Six main categoriesemerged from the interviews： （1） blood stasis concepts; （2） blood stasis-related biomarkers; （3） methods ofdiagnosing blood stasis; （4） drugs for promoting blood circulation and dissipating stasis; （5） blood stasis-relateddiseases; and （6） blood stasis-related societies. The consensus among the interviewed experts was that thedefinition of blood stasis is rather complicated and that there is no gold standard marker for detecting bloodstasis. Conclusion： This paper acquired experts＇ opinions on the definition and diagnosis of blood stasis in orderto establish a modern concept of blood stasis. This paper also developed a diagnostic tool and diagnostic indicesfor blood stasis and identified biological indices and pathologic mechanisms related to blood stasis, which mightbe of great reference value in future blood stasis standardization research.
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ISSN:1672-0415
1993-0402
DOI:10.1007/s11655-014-1983-3