ABSTRACT
Objective To discuss the clinical value of benefiting Qi and activating blood circulation on crit-ical limb ischemia(CLI)of lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans(ASO)after intervention. Methods Totally 43 patients with CLI were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. Patients in control group re-ceived basic treatment and interventional therapy,and those in treatment group additional benefiting Qi and activat-ing blood circulation for 6 months.The ankle brachial index(ABI),clinical symptoms and patency rate of vascular in 1 month,3 months and 6 months after angioplasty were analyzed and compared. Results ABI in treatment group 1 month,3 months and 6 months after angioplasty was increased when compared with that in control group (P<0.05),and the incidence rate of claudication and rest pain was significantly lower than that in control group 3 months and 6 months later(P<0.05).The patency rate of vessels in treatment group was higher than that of con-trol group and there was significant difference between the two groups(P < 0.05). Conclusions Benefiting Qi to activating blood circulation could improve the clinical efficacy and reduce the degree of restenosis in patients with CLI.