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Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Lack of improvement in heart failure ( NYHA class improved < I class or worsening of heart failure) · patients with heart failure

Shengmai plus usual treatment may leads to lower lack of improvement in heart failure (NYHA class improved < I class… compared with usual treatment alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.37 [0.26, 0.51]
10 studies · 672 participants
Low

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Mean change in quality of life Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHF) score · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Low

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

All‐cause mortality · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 858 participants
GRADE not reported

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Hospitalization/ rehospitalization · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
12 studies · 858 participants
GRADE not reported

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Adverse effects · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 4 participants
GRADE not reported

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Exercise test (after treatment) · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Low

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Change in Ejection fraction (%) · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 354 participants
Very low

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Mean change in cardiac output (L/min) · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 360 participants
Very low

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

SV(stroke volume) (ml) change · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 240 participants
Very low

Shengmai plus usual treatment vs usual treatment alone

Change in cardiac index (L/min*m²) · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 160 participants
Very low