Volume 4,Issue 3
Summary of Professor Guo Shuwen’s Academic Thoughts and Experience in Diagnosing and Treating Heart Failure
Professor Guo Shuwen is a mentor for the seventh batch of national academic experience inheritance work for veteran traditional Chinese medicine experts, the head of the expert team for the Beijing Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners’ Support Project, the mentor for the third batch of ChaoYang District Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Experts’ grassroots and academic experience inheritance project, the mentor for the ninth batch of national excellent doctoral dissertation in traditional Chinese medicine, the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and an evaluation expert for special projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, and national natural science foundation projects. With 39 years of medical experience, he is primarily dedicated to the clinical practice, teaching, and scientific research of cardiovascular diseases. He inherits the classics, adheres to principles while innovating, possesses a unique understanding of heart failure, and has developed a distinctive diagnostic and treatment approach. He believes that deficiency of heart-Yang Qi is the fundamental pathogenesis of heart failure, blood stasis and fluid retention are its core pathological products, and fluid invading the lungs is the key to acute exacerbations of heart failure. He advocates supplementing Qi and invigorating Yang to address the root cause, and draining the lungs and promoting diuresis to treat the symptoms. He also emphasizes that heart failure should be treated in stages. During acute exacerbations, the main methods are nourishing Qi and boosting Yang, and purging the lungs and promoting diuresis. During remission periods, the focus shifts to nourishing Qi and boosting Yang, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and strengthening the body’s vital energy and foundation.
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