Evaluation of the Efficacy of Gouteng Xuanshen Prescription in the Treatment of Hypertension:A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Real-World Data
- VernacularTitle:钩藤玄参方治疗高血压病的疗效评价:基于真实世界数据的回顾性队列研究
- Author:
Jiaming HUAN
1
;
Zhen HUA
;
Haoyu CHEN
;
Xiaojie WANG
;
Linghui KONG
;
Yunlun LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Hypertension; Gouteng Xuanshen prescription; Real-world study; Retrospective cohort; Clinical symptoms
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(3):832-841
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To provide a reference for the clinical individualized medication of hypertension,the antihypertensive efficacy of Gouteng Xuanshen prescription in the treatment of hypertension was verified,and its improvement on the discomfort symptoms of patients was explored.Methods This study adopted a retrospective cohort study design.The data were derived from the electronic medical records of 6770 hypertensive patients in the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 1,2013 to January 1,2023.The exposure factor was the treatment of Uncaria rhynchophylla,Scrophularia ningpoensis,and Radish Seed.After the propensity score was used to deal with the confounding factors,the changes in blood pressure of the patients after treatment were observed.At the same time,in order to analyze the improvement of patients'symptoms,the Apriori algorithm to mine the core symptoms of patients was explored,and the patient symptom network was constructed.The BGLL algorithm was used to divide the symptoms into communities to form a symptom map.Finally,survival analysis and Cox regression were used to find the sensitive symptom community of Gouteng Xuanshen prescription,and the related factors were analyzed.Results 468 people were included in the exposure group and the control group.After treatment,more patients in the exposure group reached the target blood pressure(P<0.01),and the effect was better in lowering systolic blood pressure(P<0.05),and no obvious abnormalities in safety indicators were found.In terms of symptom improvement,the 134 symptoms recorded in the medical records were divided into 6 groups.As the medication time increased,the patient's head discomfort was easier to relieve.The effect was best at 8 weeks of treatment,and it was more sensitive to patients with extremely high cardiovascular risk or grade 3 hypertension.Conclusion This study verified the clinical efficacy of the Gouteng Xuanshen prescription in the treatment of hypertension through electronic medical record data,which preliminarily revealed the potential role and law of the Gouteng Xuanshen prescription in the treatment of hypertension.
