Effect of Danhong Injection on Thyroid Hormone Level in Patients with Angina Due to Coronary Heart Disease / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of Danhong Injection(DI)on the thyroid hormone level in patients with angina due to coronary heart disease(CHD).Methods Sixty CHD angina patients were equally randomized into the treatment group and the control group.The two groups received routine western medicine such as aspirin,angiotensin convert enzyme inhibitor(ACEI),statins,beta-blockers and nitrate esters,and the treatment group was additionally given intravenous drip transfusion of DI 20 mL,qd.Twenty days constituted one treatment course.After treatment,the therapeutic effect was evaluated and the changes of serum thyroid hormone level were observed.Results In the control group,13 patients were markedly effective,9 effective,8 ineffective,and the total effective rate was 73.3%;in the treatment group,19 patients were markedly effective,6 effective,5 ineffective,and the total effective rate was 83.3%;the difference between the two groups was significant(P