A Real-world Research of Huoxue Sanfeng Acupuncture Intervention on Blood Pressure in Patients with Cerebral Infarction and Hypertension

BackgroundAs the most common chronic disease, hypertension is an important high-risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and vascular events. Previous studies have found that acupuncture has the effect of lowering blood pressure, but there is currently a lack of real-world research evidence for acupuncture to lower blood pressure.ObjectiveTo evaluate the blood pressure control effect of Huoxue Sanfeng acupuncture on hospitalized patients with cerebral infarction and hypertension in the real world.MethodsPatients with cerebral infarction and hypertension meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the acupuncture ward of First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2014 to April 2020 were selected. There were 10 781 patiens who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to whether the Huoxue Sanfeng acupuncture method was applied during hospitalization, the patients were divided into basic treatment group (n=10 424) and Huoxue Sanfen