How to treat acute myocardial infarction with modern Chinese medicine

Acute myocardial infarction manifested as thoracic paralysis (chest tightness and pain) with clinical features of cardiac pain, modern Chinese medicine practitioners refer to “thoracic paralysis” for diagnosis and treatment. In the case of deficiency of qi and yin and stasis in the heart channels, Shengmusan is selected to be combined with Blood Palace and Blood Stasis Expelling Soup, while in the case of deficiency of yang qi and cold condensation of the heart veins, Ginseng and Bamboos Soup is selected to be combined with Hovenia Allium Cepa and Gui Zhi Soup. For qi and yin deficiency and cardiovascular stasis, the main symptoms are palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by the slightest movement of sweating), night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, but sweating stops after waking up), severe pain in the chest, and mental fatigue (mental fatigue, physical fatigue), the prescription is to add and subtract Shengmansan combined with Xuefuji yiubu Tang. For the syndrome of deficiency of yang qi and cold condensation of the heart veins (cold evils coalescing and blocking the heart veins), the main symptoms are coldness of the form (coldness of the body), coldness of the limbs, shortness of breath (shortness of gasping for breath), coldness of the hands and feet with bruising, chest pain, and swelling of the face, feet, and floats. The selected prescription is Ginseng and Subsidiary Soup combined with Hovenia Allium Cepa Gui Zhi Tang plus subtractions. When acute heart attack discomfort occurs, it is recommended to seek medical treatment at the first time, under the guidance of a professional doctor, and not to abuse drugs by oneself.