CAM RESEARCH CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

密歇根大学心血管疾病补充和替代医学研究中心将重点研究用于治疗和预防心血管疾病的补充和替代医学（CAM）模式。此外，该中心将强调CAM教育和推广有效的CAM治疗心血管健康。该中心将汇集来自该地区和密歇根大学的心脏外科、心脏病学、内分泌学、家庭医学、老年学、精神病学、护理、公共卫生、流行病学和CAM社区的从业人员和研究人员。这个多学科小组将专注于识别安全有效的辅助CAM干预措施，以改善与心血管疾病相关的发病率和死亡率。初始项目的设计允许对特定CAM技术进行科学验证。这些包括使用草药补充剂，山楂提取物（山楂）在治疗充血性心力衰竭和应用灵气生物场能量治疗技术在糖尿病周围血管疾病和自主神经病变。此外，灵性对冠状动脉搭桥手术患者预后的影响，以及传统中医气功技术对冠状动脉搭桥术后疼痛、愈合和预后的影响将被检查。CAM研究中心的具体目标是支持同行评议的试点项目，提供

The University of Michigan complementary and alternative medicine research center for cardiovascular diseases will focus on investigation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) Modalities used to treat and prevent cardiovascular disease. Additionally the center will stress CAM education and promotion of validated CAM treatments for cardiovascular well-being. The center will bring together practitioners and researchers from the region and the University of Michigan in cardiac surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, family medicine, gerontology, psychiatry, nursing, and public health, epidemiology and the CAM Community. This multidisciplinary group will focus on discerning safe and efficacious CAM interventions for Amelioration of the morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease. Initial Projects are designed to allow for scientific validation of specific CAM techniques. These include the use of an herbal supplement, Hawthorn extract (Crataegus Oxycantha) in the treatment of congestive heart failure and applying the Reiki biofield energy healing technique in diabetic peripheral vascular disease and autonomic neuropathy. Furthermore, the influence of spirituality upon outcomes in patients having coronary artery bypass surgery will be examined, as well as, the impact of the traditional Chinese medicine technique of Qigong on post CABG pain, healing and outcome. Specific aims of CAM Research Center are to support peer-reviewed pilot projects, provide