title: Role of Terminalia arjuna in ischaemic mitral regurgitation.
abstract: The bark powder of Terminalia arjuna, an indigenous plant has been found to have antianginal, decongestive and hypolipidemic effect. We planned a study to evaluate the role of T. arjuna in ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). 40 patients with fresh AMI showing IMR were randomly divided into 2 groups of 20 each. They were given placebo or 500 mg of T. arjuna in addition to anti-ischemic treatment. After 1 and 3 months of follow up, patients receiving adjuvant T. arjuna showed significant decrease in IMR, improvement in E/A ratio and considerable reduction in anginal frequency.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajpal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D024301:Plant Bark; D029766:Terminalia