Effect of Naoxintong Capsule on the Carotid Plaque and Serum Hypersensit ive C-reactive Protein of the Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:脑心通胶囊对急性冠脉综合征患者颈动脉斑块和血清超敏C反应蛋白的影响
- Author:
Zhicheng ZHANG
;
Jianhua LIU
;
Zhenqi LIN
;
Xiang WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Naoxintong Capsule (Capsule for cerebral and hea rt diseases);
Acute coronary syndrome;
Carotid plaque;
Hypersensitive C-reactiv e protein
- From:Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the functional mechanism of Naoxin tong Capsule (Ca psule for cerebral and heart diseases) on a cute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods Totally 105 ACS p atients diagnosed with coro nary angiography were randomized into a treatment group (55 cases), and a control group (50 cases). The control group was treated routin ely with western medicine while the treatment group treated with Naoxintong Capsule, 2 capsules each time, 3 times a day, in addition to the routine western medicine. Before and 4 weeks after treatment, the serum hypersensitive C-react ive protein (hs-CRP) was measured. Before and six months af ter treatment, changes of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and carot id plaque were examined with Color Doppler Ultrasonography. Resu lts Four weeks after treatment, the hs-CRP level in the treatment grou p was significantly lowered than before treatmen t, and the effect was more significant than that of the control group (P
