title: Frequent ventricular extrasystole treated by needling neiguan (PC 6) plus oral administration of mexiletine--a report of 30 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effect of needling at Neiguan (PC 6) plus oral administration of mexiletine.
  
  
  METHODS
  60 cases of frequent ventricular extrasystole were randomly divided into two groups: a treatment group, and a control group. In the control group, mexiletine was orally administered, and in the treatment group needling at bilateral Neiguan (PC 6) plus oral administration of mexiletine were given. 2 weeks of treatments constituted a therapeutic course.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 30 cases in the treatment group, 23 cases were markedly effective, 5 cases improved, and 2 cases failed; while in the control group 16 cases were markedly effective, 8 cases improved, 4 cases failed, and 2 cases aggravated. The total effective rates of 90.3% and 80.0%, respectively in the treatment and control groups showed a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Needling at bilateral Neiguan (PC 6) may enhance the therapeutic effect for frequent ventricular extrasystole.
authors.affiliation: MCH Hospital of Changhuan County, Henan Province 453400.
authors.forename: Jingzu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008801:Mexiletine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D008801:Mexiletine