ABSTRACT
Objective: To explore therapeutic effect of carvedilol combined valsartan on chronic heart failure (CHF), and its influence on cardiac function and level of high sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP).Methods: A total of 78 CHF patients, who were treated in our hospital from Jul 2011 to Jul 2015, were selected.According to therapeutic method, they were divided into valsartan group (n=38, received valsartan based on routine treatment) and combined treatment group (n=40, received carvedilol based on valsartan group).Therapeutic effect, cardiac function, serum hsCRP level and quality of life (QOL) score before and after treatment were observed and compared between two groups.Results: Total effective rate of combined treatment group was significantly higher than that of valsartan group (92.50% vs.71.05%), P=0.022.Compared with before treatment, there were significant reductions in heart rate, cardiothoracic ratio (C/T), left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd) and serum hsCRP level, and significant rise in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS), emotional index, health index and life satisfaction score in both groups after treatment except C/T of valsartan group, P<0.01 all;compared with valsartan group after treatment, there were significant reductions in heart rate [(124.39±10.07) beats/min vs.(101.18±8.72) beats/min], C/T [(0.63±0.15) vs.(0.53±0.12)], LVEDd [(43.32±4.02)mm vs.(40.38±3.76)mm] and serum hsCRP level [(32.12±3.99) pg/ml vs.(10.29±2.08) pg/ml], and significant rise in LVEF [(45.59±9.99)% vs.(59.97±10.02)%], LVFS [(24.58±5.67)% vs.(31.89±6.68)%], scores of emotional index [(70.20±10.02) scores vs.(86.58±12.28) scores], health index [(73.36±8.08) scores vs.(85.58±11.01) scores] and life satisfaction [(74.34±8.39) scores vs.(88.12±13.35) scores] in combined treatment group,P<0.05 or <0.01.Conclusion: Carvedilol combined valsartan possesses significant therapeutic effect on chronic heart failure.It can significantly reduce hsCRP level, improve cardiac function and quality of life in these patients, which is worth extending.