Effect of Electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC6) and Shenmen (HT7) on Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Post-cerebral-infarction Sequelae
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.12.1181
- VernacularTitle:电针内关、神门对脑梗死后遗症患者心率变异性的影响
- Author:
Wei YAN
;
Yong WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Electroacupuncture;
Point,Neiguan (PC6);
Point,Shenmen (HT7);
Cerebral infarction;
Stroke complications;
Heart rate variability
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(12):1181-1182
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC6) and Shenmen (HT7) on heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with post-cerebral-infarction sequelae.MethodEighty patients were randomized into two groups, 40 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by anti-platelet aggregation and other ordinary symptomatic treatment based on Western medicine, while the treatment group was by electroacupuncture at Neiguan and Shenmen in addition to the treatments given to the control group.ResultThere were no significant differences in comparing the HRV indexes between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05); while the HRV indexes in the treatment group were superior to that in the control group after intervention (P<0.05). HRV indexes were improved after intervention in the treatment group (P<0.05); of the indexes, only SDNN was improved after intervention in the control group (P<0.05), and the rest indexes were insignificantly changed (P>0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture at Neiguan and Shenmen can significantly reduce HRV in patients with post-cerebral infarction sequelae.
