title: [Clinical efficacy observation on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated by acupuncture combined with Wenxin granule].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the difference of clinical efficacy in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) between acupuncture combined with Wenzin granule and simple Wenxin granule therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty hospitalized cases of PAF were randomized into a medication group and a medication--acupuncture group. Wenxin granule was given to the patients in the two groups 3 times a day, 9 g each time, 4 weeks as a treatment course. Meanwhile, acupuncture was added to the medication--acupuncture group at bilateral Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Ximen (PC 4) with uneven reinforcing-reducing manipulation every 15 min, 1 min each time. The needle was retained for 30 minutes. The acupuncture was given once daily for continuously 4 weeks. The therapeutic efficacy of the two groups was assessed after treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the medication+acupuncture group, 18 cases were markedly effective, 10 cases were effective and 2 cases were failed, the total effective rate was 93.3%; in the medication group, 15 cases were markedly effective, 8 cases were effective and 7 cases were failed, the total effective rate was 76.7%. There were statistical significances in clinical efficacy between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture combined with Wenxin granule has a better effect than simple Wenxin granule therapy in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Second People's Hospital of Hengshui, Hengshui 053000, Hebei Province, China. maryhb@163.com
authors.forename: Xue-Lian
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Hong-Ye
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal