The treatment effect and relapse prevention of cardioversion of atrial fibrillation with Wenxin granules and amiodarone

VernacularTitle:稳心颗粒与胺碘酮联合转复心房颤动及预防复发的疗效观察
Author: Yurong ZHANG ; Jili SHI ; Rongbo JIA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Wenxin granules; Amiodarone
From: Clinical Medicine of China 2011;27(7):726-727
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the treatment effect and relapse prevention of cardioversion of atrial fibrillation with Wenxin granules and amiodarone. Methods Sixty patients of chronic atrial fibrillation were divided randomly into treatment of Wenxin granules and amiodarone group (group A) and treatment of simple amiodarone gorup(group B),Thirty cases in each group. All cases were treated with amiodarone by intravenous drip along with oral amiodarone. Thirty cases in group A were treated with Wenxin granules (9 grams,per day) additionally for 4 weeks. Results Patients in group A resumed normal sinus rhythm significantly higher than that in group B. The increasing relapse tendency of atrial fibrillation was higher in group B within 6 months. Conclusion Drug combination with Wenxin granules and amiodarone has better effect than simple amiodarone in the relapse prevention of cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.