This article is to introduce Professor DENG Tietao’ s experiences in treating dilated cardiomyopathy heart failure with regulating spleen and protecting heart method. The location of the disease is at heart

but it is related to five Zang-viscera

especially to heart and spleen. The nature is deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality.Internal deficiency of heart Qi

blood

Yin and Yang leads to phlegm

blood stasis and water retention in superficiality

which inhibits heart-yang. Thus in acute stage

the disease is treated based on Yin and Yang. At the same time of warming Yang or nourishing Yin

warmly invigorating spleen-stomach Yang-qi is emphasized. In remission stage

comprehensive regulation is needed. Prof. DENG emphasizes that regulating spleen-stomach first may prevent recurrence effectively to prolong survival. As for composing prescriptions and using herbs

Prof. DENG tonifies the deficiency

purges the excess and flexibly applies the principles of regulating both Qi and blood

reinforcement and elimination in combination

as well as ascending with descending principles.