Clinical Research of Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction for the Intervention of Myocardial Fibrosis of Coronary Heart Disease Patients with Blood Stasis Syndrome / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction(XZD) for the intervention of myocardial fibrosis of coronary heart disease(CHD) patients with blood stasis syndrome,and to explore its mechanism.Methods Sixty CHD patients with blood stasis syndrome were equally randomized into XZD group and placebo group.Both of the two groups were given western basic medicine.Meanwhile,XZD group received oral use of XZD and the placebo group received oral use of decoction of Fructus Hordei Germinatus,Fructus Setariae Germinatus and Radix Glycyrrhizae additionally.Changes of serum precollagen Ⅲ(PCⅢ),laminin(LN),hyaluronic acid(HA),endothelin(ET) and nitric oxide(NO) were observed before and after treatment.Results Serum levels of PCⅢ,LN,HA and ET were decreased,and NO was increased in the two groups after treatment(P