CAM RESEARCH CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

总体描述：密歇根大学补充和 心血管疾病替代医学研究中心将 重点研究补充和替代医学（CAM） 治疗和预防心血管疾病的方法。另夕h 中心将强调CAM教育和推广有效的CAM治疗 对心血管健康有益。该中心将汇集 来自该区域和维也纳大学的从业人员和研究人员 密歇根州心脏外科，流行病学和CAM社区。这 多学科小组将专注于识别安全有效的CAM 采取干预措施， 患有心血管疾病最初的项目旨在允许 特定CAM技术的科学验证。这些技术包括利用 草药补充剂，山楂提取物在治疗充血 心脏衰竭和应用灵气生物场能量治疗技术， 糖尿病周围血管疾病和自主神经病变。 此外，灵性对患者结果的影响 进行冠状动脉搭桥手术的患者将接受检查， 中医气功技术对冠状动脉旁路移植术后影响 疼痛、愈合和结果。CAM研究中心的具体目标是 支持同行评审的试点项目，为CAM提供数据管理 研究者，并使CAM出版物在同行评审的期刊。 教育目标包括一个关于心血管CAM的国家研讨会， 通过CAM研究奖学金和全面的职业发展 CAM课程。CAM研究中心的长期目标是 系统地评估CAM疗法对心血管健康的影响， 合作研究，集中在CAM教育的机构活动， 并将经过验证的CAM模式整合到全面的心血管 保健

OVERALL DESCRIPTION: The University of Michigan Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases will focus on the investigation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities 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, epidemiology, and the CAM community. This multi-disciplinary 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 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 traditional Chinese medicine technique of Qigong on post-CABG pain, healing, and outcome. Specific aims of the CAM Research Center are to support peer-reviewed pilot projects, provide data management to CAM investigators and enable CAM publications in peer-reviewed journals. Educational goals include a national symposium on Cardiovascular CAM and career development through a CAM research fellowship and a comprehensive CAM curriculum. The long-term objectives of the CAM Research Center are to systematically evaluate CAM therapies for cardiovascular health via collaborative research, focus institutional activities in CAM eduction, and integrate validated CAM modalities into comprehensive cardiovascular health care.