Under the impact of global population aging, coronary heart disease (CHD) in the elderly, as one of the major types of cardiovascular diseases, has become a public health challenge with high morbidity and mortality rates that cannot be ignored, and profoundly affects the health and quality of life of the elderly. As one of the essences of Chinese medicine theory, the core of "treating the future disease" emphasizes the importance of prevention, i.e., "prevention is better than cure", which can be applied throughout the whole dynamic process of disease development, guiding the prevention and treatment of diseases. Its connotation can be summarized in three aspects: preventing diseases before they occur, preventing changes in existing diseases, and preventing recurrence after disease. Based on the idea of "treating the disease before it becomes a disease" in Chinese traditional medicine, effective intervention and treatment for the occurrence, development and prognosis of coronary heart disease in the elderly can be carried out, with a view to providing scientific new ideas for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease in the elderly.

Shiru Zhang, Xiaofang Ren. Exploring the Prevention and Treatment Strategies of Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly Based on the Idea of "Treating the Future Disease". Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2024), Vol. 5, Issue 9: 12-18. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2024.050903.

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