Reversal Action of Qi Strengthening, Blood Activating and Phlegm Removing Therapy for Senile Left Ventricular Hypertropy / 广州中医药大学学报

[Objective] To observe the reversal action of qi strengthening, blood activating and phlegm removing (QS -BA - PR) therapy for senile left ventricular hypertrophy (SLVH). [Methods] Ninety - five cases of SLVH were allocated to QS - BA - PR therapy group (Group A, n = 65) and metoprolol group (Group B, n = 30) . Cardiac ultrasound Doppler, cardiac function, hemorheology, atherosclerotic indexes and nail fold microcirculation were examined before and after treatment. [ Results ] Interventricular septum thickness, posterior wall thickness of left ventricle and weight of left ventricular myocardium were reduced in Group A after treatment, the differences being significant as compared with those before treatment (P