Analgesic effect of acupuncture in patients with stable angina: integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,João Paulo Aragão
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Ribeiro,Caique Jordan Nunes, Nunes,Mariangela da Silva, Oliveira,Maria do Carmo de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: BrJP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2595-31922022000100068
• topic: Acupuncture analgesia; Acupuncture therapy; Angina pectoris; Angina stable; Pain management

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Angina is a clinical syndrome characterized by pain or discomfort, considered stable when it occurs for several weeks without progressing to an acute coronary event. Anginal pain management can be performed with pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, among which acupuncture is a non-pharmacological option. The aim of this study was to carry out an integrative review of the analgesic effect of acupuncture in patients with stable angina. CONTENTS: An integrative review was carried out in April 2021 in databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Cinahl and Bireme. Controlled descriptors “angina pectoris”, “angina stable”, “acupuncture”, “acupuncture therapy”, “acupuncture analgesia” were used. After screening and analyzing the manuscripts, seven experimental studies of the randomized controlled trial type were selected. The results suggest that acupuncture in patients with stable angina can promote an analgesic effect with clinical improvement of symptoms. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture can be an adjuvant therapeutic alternative for the treatment of patients with stable angina, since it can promote an analgesic effect with clinical improvement of symptoms.