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Litscher, G; Wang, LP; Wang, L; Liu, CZ; Wang, XM.
Sino-European Transcontinental Basic and Clinical High-Tech Acupuncture Studies-Part 4: "Fire of Life" Analysis of Heart Rate Variability during Acupuncture in Clinical Studies.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012(2):153480-153480
Doi: 10.1155/2012/153480
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- Litscher Gerhard
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- Wang Lu
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- This fourth part of a series of Sino-European high-tech acupuncture studies describes the first clinical transcontinental teleacupuncture measurements in two patients (cervical spine syndrome and tachycardia; both 27 years old) from the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, China. The electrocardiographic data were transferred to the Stronach Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine and the TCM Research Center in Graz via conventional internet connections. Data analysis was performed in Graz using a new "Fire of Life" heart rate variability analysis. Analysis was performed without any technical problems in both subjects. Heart rate decreased significantly during acupuncture in the two patients from Beijing. At the same time, total HRV increased during acupuncture. The different influences of HRV (respiratory sinus arrhythmia, blood pressure waves, etc.) could be clearly documented using the new "Fire of Life" analysis.