• 1. National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases of Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, P.R.China;
  • 2. China Center for Evidence-Based Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, P.R.China;
  • 3. Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, P.R.China;
LIU Yue, Email: liuyue@188.com
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Objective To systematically evaluate the methodological quality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) guidelines and expert consensuses for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart diseases (CHD).Methods Databases including PubMed, CNKI, CBM, WanFang Data and the official websites of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Chinese Association of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine were electronically searched to collect guidelines (or expert consensus) of TCM for CHD from January 1st, 2010 to January 1st, 2021. Methodological evaluation of the included guidelines was conducted by 3 researchers independently using the AGREE Ⅱ instrument.Results A total of 16 guidelines were included. The AGREE Ⅱ scores for each domain were: clarity and presentation (63.89%), followed by scope and purpose (55.90%), stakeholder involvement (42.13%), the rigor of development (41.42%), editorial independence (32.12%), and applicability (21.99%). Nine guidelines were rated as level B (recommended after being revised), and 7 were rated as level C (not recommended).Conclusions Guidelines and expert consensuses of TCM for CHD provide a standard for clinical practice, however, the methodological quality remains to be improved. It is suggested that future guidelines be formulated in accordance with international standards and using the methods of evidence-based medicine to improve the quality of guidelines further and promote international acceptability.

Citation: LI Yiwen, LIU Yanfei, CUI Jing, HUANG Luqi, CHEN Keyi, LIU Yue. Quality assessment of clinical practice guidelines of traditional Chinese medicine for coronary heart diseases. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, 21(6): 696-702. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202102029 Copy

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