[Effect of purified xuefu capsule on ultrasonographic figures in patients with carotid atherosclerosis].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of Purified Xuefu Capsule (PXC) on ultrasonographic figures in patients with carotid atherosclerosis (CAS).


METHODS
Ninety-two patients with CAS were randomly divided into two groups, the 45 patients in the treated group were treated by conventional western medicine with additional PXC, the 47 patients in the control group were given conventional western medicine alone. One month's treatment was regarded as one course, and three courses of treatment were given successively to both groups. Carotid ultrasonography was performed before and after treatment, and the figures were compared.


RESULTS
The thickness of endangium, average number of plaques, plaque scores, plaque volume index and length of the biggest soft plaque or mixed plaques, stenosis rate of vascular area, and the resistant index of blood vessels were decreased after treated with PXC for 3 months in the treated group. The differences of these indexes in the treated group before and after treatment, and that between the treated group and the control group after treatment were significant (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
PXC can improve hemodynamics and eliminate atherosclerotic plaque to a certain degree, so it has definite effect for prevention and treatment of CAS.
Dong
Guo-ju
GJ
Department of Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing. dongguoju@yahoo.com
Liu
Jian-gang
JG
Shi
Da-zhuo
DZ
D000368:Aged; D002214:Capsules; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
D002214:Capsules; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal