[Living quality change of sini decoction in treating angina pectoris].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the clinical action of Sini decoction (SD) on angina pectoris, and compare the living quality of pure Chinese drugs, Western medicine and integrated Traditional and Western medicine in treating angina pectoris (AP).


METHODS
88 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) were divided into 3 groups which were differently treated by isosorbide dinitrate (ID), SD and combination of SD and ID. The change of AP, ECG and score of living quality were deserved.


RESULTS
Both SD and ID could obviously relax AP, improve ECG, enhance the score of living quality. SD was better than ID on score of living quality. SD combined with ID had the best clinical effect on the syndrome of AP, ECG and score of living quality in treating CHD.


CONCLUSIONS
ID combined with Chinese medicine had unique advanstage in treating AP.
Qin
Jian
J
Affiliated First Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080.
Wu
Weikang
W
Zhang
Jiewen
J
Jin
Minghua
M
Wu
Guozhen
G
Liu
Hongjian
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D011788:Quality of Life; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C478756:sini tang; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate