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Clinical observation on Qiangxin Tongmai granule in treating chronic cardiac failure in 30 patients |
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DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2010.06.10 |
Key Words
granule of Qiangxin Tongmai;chronic heart failure;6 minutes walking distance;Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome |
Author Name | Affiliation | ZHANG Yun-fei | Liaoning University of TCM, Shenyang 110032, China | LI Hai | The Second TCM Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang 110101, China | ZHANG Yan | The Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of TCM, Shenyang 110032, China |
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[Objective] To observe the therapeutic effect and safety of granule of Qiangxin Tongmai in treating patients with chronic heart failure.[Methods] Sixty patients with chronic heart failure were randomly divided into two groups:the treatment group and the control group.The patients of control group were treated with routine Western medicine,while those of treatment group were treated with the granule of Qiangxin Tongmai for 4 weeks.Then the therapeutic effects were examined by testing the distance of 6 minutes walking,the function of heart,and the integrated score of TCM syndrome and the safety of the drug.[Results] The total effect ratio of treatment group was 86.7% and that of control group was 63.3%(P<0.01).Compared with the control group,the 6 minutes walking distance,the function of heart,and the TCM syndrome integrated score were significantly superior in treatment group(P<0.01).[Conclusion] The granule of Qiangxin Tongmai has a definitely therapeutic effect in treating chronic heart failure,may improve patients’ heart function,decrease the integrated score of TCM syndrome and can improve the patients’ quality of life as well. |
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