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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Clinical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Depression

  AUTHORS: Lu Wang, Guangyu Cheng, Zemin Sheng, Qianqian Niu, Weiping Cheng, Xiao Feng, Jan Valentini, Ingrid Gaischek, Xinyan Gao, Haixue Kuang, Gerhard Litscher

  KEYWORDS: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Teleacupuncture, Heart rate Variability (HRV), Sino-Austrian Cooperation, Depression

  JOURNAL NAME: Chinese Medicine, Vol.2 No.2, June 14, 2011

  ABSTRACT: In previous studies by the same research group it has been shown in post-stroke patients that the autonomic system can be affected by acupuncture. Within this study, teleacupuncture between China and Austria is used for quantifying the effects of heart rate variability (HRV) in Chinese patients suffering from depression. In 22 Chinese depression patients (17 f, 5 m; mean age ± SD 52.3 ± 10.6 years; range 31 - 70 years) electrocardiographic signals before, during and after acupuncture at the acupoint Jianshi (PC 5) were recorded in Harbin and analyzed in Graz using teleacupuncture via internet. HRV data were analyzed in the time and frequency domain and a protocol from Austria was sent to the team in China immediately after the treatment and recording session. Mean heart rate decreased significantly (p