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Heart Blood Stagnation

In traditional theory, this pattern concerns obstructed Blood movement within the Heart network and the chest. It is a Blood-stasis presentation whose conceptual role is to explain fixed chest discomfort with possible signs of impaired circulation in the traditional framework. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.

Key reference facts

Nature
Full/Empty
Organ affinity
Heart
Defining presentations
Stabbing chest pain; Chest constriction; Feeling of oppression of the chest
Treatment principles
Move Heart Blood in theory; Unblock the traditional chest network; Regulate Heart qi movement; Warm or support yang only when the traditional presentation warrants it

Related library records

Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database

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