YANG Shuai,LING Yiyue,JIA Zhishan,et al.Exploratory study on characteristics of potential subgroups in patients with chronic heart failure of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2024,58(11):21-27.
YANG Shuai,LING Yiyue,JIA Zhishan,et al.Exploratory study on characteristics of potential subgroups in patients with chronic heart failure of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2024,58(11):21-27. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2024.z20240703003.
Exploratory study on characteristics of potential subgroups in patients with chronic heart failure of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome
To explore potential subgroups among patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome, providing an objective basis for precise traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) diagnosis and treatment of heart failure.
Methods
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Nineteen symptoms/signs and 21 biochemical indicators were collected from 126 patients with CHF of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome. The K-medoids clustering algorithm was applied using R and Python software, and the optimal number of clusters was determined via the silhouette coefficient. For intergroup comparisons, continuous variables were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and categorical variables were analyzed using Pearson's chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test.
Results
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Patients with CHF of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome were clustered into three groups. Intergroup comparisons revealed that five symptoms/signs (shortness of breath, insomnia, jugular vein distention, poor appetite, and aversion to cold) and four clinical indicators (NYHA classification, NT-proBNP, hematocrit, and blood urea nitrogen) showed
statistical significance (
P
<
0.05). Group 1 had relatively lower frequencies of symptoms/signs and less severe clinical indicators. Group 2 was characterized by a higher frequency of jugular vein distention compared to other groups, with tendencies toward elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and decreased platelet counts. Group 3 exhibited significantly higher incidences of aversion to cold, poor appetite, and insomnia, accompanied by increased blood urea nitrogen and decreased hematocrit.
Conclusion
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Three potential subtypes of qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome in CHF patients have been identified: pure qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome type, qi deficiency and blood stasis combined with phlegm-dampness type, and qi deficiency and blood stasis combined with yang deficiency type.
关键词
慢性心力衰竭气虚血瘀证痰浊阳虚聚类算法数据挖掘辨证论治
Keywords
chronic heart failureqi deficiency and blood stasis syndromephlegm-dampnessyang deficiencyclustering algorithmdata miningsyndrome differentiation and treatment
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