Résumé
Objective To study the protective effect of auricular point sticking on the target organs in hypertension patients.Method A total of 128 patients with primary hypertension were randomized into a control group and a treatment group, 64 cases in each group. The two groups were both given conventional anti-hypertension Western medications. In addition, the treatment group was given auricularpoint sticking for 4 weeks. Prior to the intervention and after 4-week intervention, the 24-h ambulatory blood pressure, blood lipids, creatinine, 24 h urine protein, morning microalbuminuria, and microalbumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) were detected, theintima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) was measured by color Doppler ultrasound, and the left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPWT), interventricular septal thickness (IVST), and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) were measured and calculated by using color Doppler ultrasonic cardiogram diagnosis instrument.Result Aftertreatment, the levels of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure variation, and diastolic blood pressure variation in thetreatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the LVMI, 24 h urine protein, and ACR in the treatment group were also significantly reduced compared to those in the control group (P<0.05). The occurrence rates of left ventricular hypertrophy, renal function injury, brain injury and at leastone target organ damage in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).ConclusionAuricular point sticking can strengthen the anti-hypertension effect, enhance the qualified rate of blood pressure, consistently down-regulate blood pressure, and reduce target organ damages.