Assistant Effect of Therapy of Strengthening Qi,Warming Yang,Activating Blood to Promote Diuresis for Congestive Heart Failure
- VernacularTitle:益气温阳、活血利水法对充血性心力衰竭的辅助治疗作用
- Author:
Zhong ZHANG
;
Xiaoling ZHONG
;
Luyi LUO
;
Huanbin YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HEART FAILURE,CONGESTIVE/TCM-WM therapy;
STRENGTHENING QI;
WARMING YANG;
ACTIVATING BLOOD;
REMOVING DAMPNESS
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
【Objective】 To investigate the synergistic action of therapy of strengthening Qi,warming yang,activating blood to promote diuresis on routine western medicine for congestive heart failure(CHF) and to observe its effect on neuroendocrine factors.【Methods】Seventy CHF patients with cardiac function of grade Ⅱ～Ⅳ which were classified into Qi deficiency and blood stasis complicated with fluid retention,were randomized into groups A(n=42) and B(n=28).Group B received routine treatment with digoxin,diuretics,angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and ? receptor antagonists.Group A additionally received oral use of decoction of herbal medicines of Radix Astragali,Herba Epimedii,Herba Leonuri,Rhizoma Alismatis,etc.,which has the actions of strengthening Qi,warming yang,activating blood to promote diuresis.Four weeks constituted one treatment course.The therapeutic effect as well as the changes of cardiac function and neuroendocrine factors before and after treatment was observed.【Results】In group A,24 were markedly effective,16 effective,2 ineffective and the total effective rate was 95.24%;in group B,19 were markedly effective,4 effective,5 ineffective and the total effective rate was 82.14%.The therapeutic effect in group A was superior to group B(P
