Objective To explore the effect of Huangqi Danzhi Shenmai Decoction in treatment of coronary atherosclerosis patients with qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome and its influence on the levels of serum malondialdehyde(MDA),superoxide dismutase(SOD),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),and interleukin-1 β(IL-1β).Methods A total of 120 patients with coronary atheroscle-rosis were selected and randomly divided into control group(conventional treatment+simvastatin)and observation group(conventional treatment+Huangqi Danzhi Shenmai Decoction)by random number table method,with 60 cases in each group.The clinical efficacy of the two groups was evalua-ted.The changes in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores,blood lipids,inflammatory factors,and oxidative stress indicators before and after treatment were recorded for both groups.Re-sults The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(P＜0.05).After treatment,the TCM syndrome scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05).The improvement in blood lipid indicators was more pronounced in the observation group compared to the control group(P＜0.05).The serum levels of TNF-α,IL-1 β,and MDA in the observation group were lower than those in the control group,while the serum levels of SOD and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-PX)were higher than those in the control group,with statis-tically significant differences(P＜0.05).No severe adverse reactions occurred in either group dur-ing the treatment period.Conclusion Huangqi Danzhi Shenmai Decoction has a good clinical effi-cacy in treating coronary atherosclerosis with qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome,and can im-prove the oxidative stress status,reduce inflammatory responses,and regulate blood lipid levels in patients,so it is worthy of clinical promotion and use.

Objective T o prom ote the further research on body stature estim ation and the innovative ap-plications based on the distances betw een the anatom ical landm arks on body torso surface. Methods A specification for the collection of distances betw een the anatom ical landm arks on body torso surface w as established. T he data of 933 cases of adult population in Y angtze R iver D elta region w ere collected. M ultiple linear regression m ethod w as used to statistical analyse and establish the regression equation of stature estim ation. Results A regression equation about 5 variables including gender (x1), cervical verte-brae-coccyx line (x2), sterna-pubis line (x3), distance betw een acrom ion and iliospinale anterius (x4) and shoulder breadth (x5), and stature (y) w as established, y=105.406+5.414 x1+0.436 x2+0.286 x3+0.225 x4+0.193 x5. Conclusion T he m ethod is suitable for the rapid, sim ple and accurate estim ation of stature for the forensic experts.

Individual stature estim ation is one of the m ost im portant contents of forensic anthropology. C urrently, it has been used that the regression equations established by the data collected by direct m ea-surem ent or radiological techniques in a certain group of lim bs, irregular bones, and anatom ic landm arks. D ue to the im pact of population m obility, hum an physical im provem ent, racial and geographic differ-ences, estim ation of individual stature should be a regular study. T his paper review s the different m ethods of stature estim ation, briefly describes the advantages and disadvantages of each m ethod, and prospects a new research direction.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the changes of endothelium-dependent dilation (EDD) of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) before and after Kanli Decoction treatment. METHODS: Thirty-five CHF patients were treated with Kanli Decoction. We used color Doppler ultrasound to monitor the flow-mediated dilation (FMD), pulsatile index (PI), resistance index (RI), baseline blood flow (BF), ejection fraction (EF) before and after the treatment. RESULTS: FMD after treatment (9.26+/-3.19) were obviously higher than that before the treatment (7.06+/-2.58) (P<0.05), but BF, PI and RI were not improved. CONCLUSION: Applying color Doppler ultrasound into observation on EDD of patients suffering from CHF and treated by the Kanli Decoction shows that the CHF could be treated by traditional Chinese medicine.