coronary heart disease;latent phlegm;latent blood stasis;prevention before disease onset;preventing diseasefrom exaeerbating;prevention of recurrence after disease
Coronary heart disease belongs to the category of ＂chest stuffiness＂,＂precordial pain＂, and so on. Cold pathogen invasion, improper diet, emotional disorders, and other causes could lead to intermingled phlegm and blood stasis and blockage of heart vessels, resulting incoronary heart disease. This paper discusses the origin of the theory of ＂latentpathogen＂ and proposes that latent phlegm and latent blood stasis in the cardiac collaterals are the main pathogenesis of coronary heart disease based on the review of studies on the association...
