[Effects of yiqi huoxue method on cardiac function in patients with congestive heart failure].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the clinical effect of three TCM therapeutic methods, Yiqi (YQ, supplementing Qi), Huoxue (HX, activating blood circulation) and Yiqi Huoxue (YQHX) method on congestive heart failure and heart function.


METHODS
Eighty patients were divided into 3 groups randomly, they were treated by conventional therapy and with the additional TCM drugs for YQHX to group A (n = 36), drugs for YQ to group B (n = 24), and drugs for HX to group C (n = 20). After 2 weeks' treatment, clinical effect was observed and cardiac function was detected and compared.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 91.7% in group A, which was superior to that in group B (66.7%) and group C (65.0%) respectively. Cardiac function was improved remarkably after treatment in all groups, the optimal effect was shown in group A.


CONCLUSIONS
All the 3 methods could improve clinical symptoms and cardiac function in patients with congestive heart failure, among which YQHX method has the optimal effect.
Li
Dan-ping
DP
The Fourth Central Hospital of Tianjin.
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Qiang
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Li
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D000368:Aged; D027883:Astragalus Plant; D027885:Astragalus propinquus; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004077:Digoxin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D004077:Digoxin; C027492:Huang Qi