title: Treatment of unstable angina pectoris with modified nuan gan jian--a report of 33 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effectiveness of Modified Nuan Gan Jian Jiao Nang (MNGJ [symbol: see text] Modified Liver-Warming Capsule) in treating unstable angina pectoris.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-six eligible cases were assigned randomly into a treatment group and a control group and treated for 3 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  MNGJ produced an effect in reducing episodes, improving the abnormal findings in electro-cardiogram (ECG) (P<0.05) significantly, and decreasing myocardial oxygen consumption (P<0.05). In addition, it could decrease the plasma TXB2 level and increase 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha (6-Keto-PGF1alpha) level (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MNGJ was quite effective in treating unstable angina pectoris, suggesting that the treatment of the disease could start from the liver.
authors.affiliation: People's Hospital of Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518101, China.
authors.forename: Jingbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Mianqing
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wanbai
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yuying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000097:blood; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha