Review Article

Correlations between Phlegm Syndrome of Chinese Medicine and Coronary Angiography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Search strategy.

NumberSearch termsDetailed strategy in CAJD and Medline
CAJD (Chinese)Medline (English)

#1Coronary heart disease (冠心病) or coronary artery disease(SU = (“冠心病” + “冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病”) or TI = (“冠心病” + “冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病”) or KY = (“冠心病” + “冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病”)) and (SU = (“中医” + “证型” + “辨证”) or TI = (“中医” + “证型” + “辨证”) or KY = (“中医” + “证型” + “辨证”)) and (SU = (“冠脉造影” + “冠状动脉造影”) or TI = (“冠脉造影” + “冠状动脉造影”) or KY = (“冠脉造影” + “冠状动脉造影”)) (Chinese medicine [Title/Abstract]) AND (Coronary angiography [Title/Abstract]) AND (syndrome [Title/Abstract] OR pattern [Title/Abstract])
#2Xiong-bi (胸痹) or chest pain (心痛)
#3Chinese medicine (中医) or syndrome (证) or pattern
#4Coronary angiography (冠状动脉造影) or CAG (冠脉造影)
#5Search #1 or #2
#6Search (#1 or #2) and #3
#7Search (#1 or #2) and #3 and #4Number of papers: 245Number of papers: 12