Effect of acupuncture on blood pressure variability in elderly patients with cerebral infarction complicated with essential hypertension.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.001
- Author:
Hui-Juan LI
1
;
Peng-Fei SHEN
1
;
He GAO
2
;
Jia-Lin LIU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Second Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
blood pressure variability;
essential hypertension, elderly patients
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Aged;
Blood Pressure;
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory;
Cerebral Infarction;
complications;
Humans;
Hypertension;
complications
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2019;39(7):685-688
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on blood pressure variability (BPV) in elderly patients with cerebral infarction complicated with essential hypertension.
METHODS:Seventy-six elderly patients with cerebral infraction complicated with essential hypertension were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 38 cases in each group. acupuncture and nifedipin were given in the control group. On the basis treatment in the control group, the and acupuncture was applied at Renying (ST 9), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), Zusanli (ST 36) and Taichong (LR 3) in the observation group for 30 min. The treatment was given once a day, 5 times a week for 8 weeks. The 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure was monitored in the two groups. The changes of blood pressure and blood pressure variability were observed before and after 8 weeks of treatment, and the occurrence of adverse reactions during the treatment were recorded.
RESULTS:The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), daytime SBP, DBP, nighttime SBP and DBP were reduced in the two groups after 8 weeks of treatment (<0.05), and the results in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (<0.05). After 8 weeks of treatment, the daytime, nighttime, 24 h systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) and diastolic blood pressure variability (DBPV) in the observation group were lower than those before treatment (<0.05), there was no significant difference between before and after treatment in the control group (>0.05).
CONCLUSION: and acupuncture method can effectively control the blood pressure and blood pressure variability in the elderly patients with cerebral infraction complicated with essential hypertension.
