title: [Impacts of electroacupuncture at Lingtai (GV 10) and Shendao (GV 11) on premature heartbeat].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the specific clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture at Lingtai (GV 10) and Shendao (GV 11) on premature heartbeat.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-two cases of premature heartbeat were randomized into an observation group and a control group. In the observation group, electroacupuncture was applied at Lingtai (GV 10) and Shendao (GV 11). In the control group, electroacupuncture was applied at bilateral Xuanzhong (GB 39). The treatment was given once a day and 10 times made one session in both groups. Respectively, the dynamic electrocardiogram detection was done before treatment and after one session of treatment in each group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 47.1% (16/34) in the observation group and 6.5% (2/31) in the control group. The efficacy in the observation group was superior to that in the control group, presenting the statistical significant difference in comparison (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electroacupuncture at Lingtai (GV 10) and Shendao (GV 11) has specific clinical efficacy on premature heartbeat.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of TCM, Jinan 250011, China. wr_6510@163.com
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ning-Ning
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi-Wen
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Dian-Hui
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Guo-Qing
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hua-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome