Observation by color Doppler ultrasound on endothelium-dependent dilation of congestive heart failure treated with Kanli Decoction
- Author:
Zheng HE
;
Yue WU
;
Meixian JIANG
;
Rongqi CHENG
;
Rui SHEN
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2004;2(4):268-70
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To observe the changes of endothelium-dependent dilation (EDD) of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) before and after Kanli Decoction treatment. METHODS: Thirty-five CHF patients were treated with Kanli Decoction. We used color Doppler ultrasound to monitor the flow-mediated dilation (FMD), pulsatile index (PI), resistance index (RI), baseline blood flow (BF), ejection fraction (EF) before and after the treatment. RESULTS: FMD after treatment (9.26+/-3.19) were obviously higher than that before the treatment (7.06+/-2.58) (P<0.05), but BF, PI and RI were not improved. CONCLUSION: Applying color Doppler ultrasound into observation on EDD of patients suffering from CHF and treated by the Kanli Decoction shows that the CHF could be treated by traditional Chinese medicine.
