title: [Clinical study on treatment of mild-middle degree congestive heart failure with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of combined use of Chinese herbal medicine, Captopril and Metoprolol in treating mild-middle degree congestive heart failure.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and fifty patients studied were divided into 3 groups, the Group A treated with Chinese herbal medicine, Group B treated with Captopril plus Metoprolol and Group C treated with both Chinese and western medicines. Parameters on cardiac functions were observed and compared 3 weaks and 3 months after treatment respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) The cure rate in the Group A, B and C was 72%, 86% and 94% respectively. (2) Effect of echocardiogram: ultrasound cardiogram showed that the left ventricular diastolic diameter in Group C was less significantly than that in Group A and B (P < 0.05). (3) The eject fraction in Group C was higher than that in the other two groups (P < 0.05). (4) The 24 hours dynamic electrocardiogram demonstrated a significant lowering occurrence of ventricular premature contraction in Group C in comparing with that in Group A and B (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Good effect would be expected in treating mild-middle degree congestive heart failure by using Chinese herbal medicine combined with Captopril and Metoprolol.
authors.affiliation: High School of Medicine, Linyi, Shandong (276002).
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002216:Captopril / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D002216:Captopril; D008790:Metoprolol