1.Clinical observation on the treatment of chronic heart failure with Qiliqiangxin capsule
Ruyi LI ; Yakun FAN ; Yingxiao LI ; Xiaoyong QI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2010;32(5):409-410
Objective To investigate the influence of Qiliqiangxin capsule on the exercise tolerance in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods 86 patients with chronic heart failure were selected and recruited into a control group and an observation group randomly. The patients in the control group were given angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, diuretic,carvedilol or metoprolol and dixina. The patients in the observation group were given Qiliqiangxin capsule on the basis of the control group. The change of exercise tolerance and left ventricular ejection fraction in all patients were detected after 4 weeks.Results The distance of walking in 6 minutes increased for all patients after 4 weeks' treatment(P<0.05), while the observation group increased more significantly than the control group(P<0.05). The left ventricular ejection fraction increased for all patients after therapy 4 weeks (P<0.05), while the observation group increased more obviously than the control group (P<0.05). The total excellent rate and effective rate in the observation group were both higher than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Qiliqiangxin capsule can increase the clinic curative effect by increasing the exercise tolerance and improving the heart function of patients with chronic heart failure.
2.Pharmacokinetic profiles of antifungal drugs during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation life support
Dengyun FAN ; Shan LI ; Yixin LIU ; Feifei REN ; Zhenzhen YANG ; Xikun WU ; Yingchao MA ; Zhiqing ZHANG ; Yakun ZHANG
Chinese Critical Care Medicine 2022;34(1):100-104
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a kind of life support technology that can replace lung and heart function, is widely used in critical respiratory and circulatory exhaustion. Because of the serious diseases and the use of interventional catheters, patients receiving ECMO life support are often administrated with broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents, which increase the risk of fungal infection. Fungal infection during ECMO can increase mortality. How to effectively control fungal infection is a thorny problem faced by clinicians. During the treatment of ECMO, the patient's physiological status, ECMO oxygenation membrane, circulation pipeline and other factors may change the pharmacokinetic profiles of antifungal drugs, thereby affect the clinical efficacy of drugs. This artical reviews the pharmacokinetic characteristics of antifungal drugs during ECMO support, in order to provide references for clinical antifungal treatment.