Connotation and Prevention Strategies of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Panvascular Diseases
Panvascular disease，with vascular diseases as the common pathological feature，is mainly manifested as atherosclerosis. Panvascular disease mainly affects the important organs of the heart，brain，kidney，and limbs. It is one of the leading causes of death for Chinese residents at present. Previously，due to the narrow branches of disciplines，too much attention was paid to local lesions，resulting in the neglect of panvascular disease as a systemic one. The fact that panvascular disease has overall pathology and comprehensive and individualized treatment strategies，makes the disease highly compatible with the principles of holism concept and syndrome differentiation and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）. It is believed that blood stasis is the core pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and is involved in the whole process of atherosclerosis. The theories of ''blood vessel''，''meridians''，''visceral manifestation''，and ''organs-meridians'' in TCM are helpful to comprehensively understand the complexity of panvascular diseases. Moreover，those theories can provide systematic treatment strategies. The TCM syndromes of panvascular diseases evolve from ''phlegm，stasis，stagnation，and deficiency''. Panvascular arteriosclerosis is related to the syndrome of ''stasis and phlegm''，and the treatment mainly promotes blood circulation and removes phlegm. There are different specific drugs and mechanisms of action for coronary atherosclerosis，cerebral atherosclerosis，and renal artery atherosclerotic stenosis. Panvascular venous lesions are related to the syndrome of ''deficiency and stasis'' in TCM，and the TCM treatment mainly invigorates Qi and promotes blood circulation，which can inhibit venous thrombosis，improve venous ulcers，and resist venous endothelial damage. Panvascular microcirculatory lesions are inseparable from the ''stagnation and stasis'' in TCM，and the treatment mainly promotes Qi and dredges collaterals，which has a good effect on coronary microvascular lesions，diabetic microvascular lesions，pulmonary microvascular lesions，and pancreatic microvascular lesions. Panvascular lymphatic lesions are related to the syndrome of ''water and stasis'' in TCM. The treatment method focuses on promoting blood circulation and water excretion，which can promote lymphangiogenesis and enhance lymphatic reflux. In addition，the combination of TCM and modern technology，especially the application of artificial intelligence，can improve the efficiency of early identification and personalized treatment，resulting in early screening and comprehensive management of panvascular diseases. Therefore，TCM will play a vital role in the prevention and treatment of panvascular diseases.
