Study on Metabolic Disorders in Dilated Cardiomyopathy from the Perspective of"Deficiency Qi Stagnation"
Dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM)is a syndrome characterized by deficiency-excess in complexity,with the deficiency of ances-tral qi as its root cause and pathological products such as blood stasis,fluid dampness,and phlegm retention as its manifestations.Blood sugar and blood lipids come from the essence of food and drink,which are the basis of human energy metabolism and the production of ancestral qi.Abnormal metabolism can lead to deficiency of ancestral qi and heart yang.If ancestral qi fails to function properly,and forms pathological products such as phlegm dampness and blood stasis,etc.which are mutually cemented,resulting in turbidity and tox-icity.On the one hand,turbidity and toxicity continuously damage the five zang-organs,meridians,and qi and blood.On the other hand,its nature is stubborn and difficult to eradicate.Deficient ancestral qi fails to transport and transform blood,leading to blood stasis in the veins and even overflowing outside the veins.Long-term blood stasis leads to the inability to generate new blood,further exacerbating qi deficiency.Phlegm turbidity and fluid retention accumulates in zang-fu organs,affecting the functioning of the five zang-organs.If the spleen is trapped,it is difficult to mature food and drink,transform the essence,and raise the clarity.Lung damage affects the inhalation of lucid qi and the distribution of ancestral qi.The two factors of"deficient qi"and"stagnation"are mutually causal,forming a vicious cycle of positive feedback,leading to the gradual aggravation of DCM and metabolic disorders.