Shengmai Injection combined with conventional treatment for acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review and Meta-analysis / 中草药

ABSTRACT

This Meta-analysis systematically assessed the efficacy and safety of Shengmai Injection (SMI) combined with conventional treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Seven online databases were investigated, then randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of treatment effects of AMI patients, for which SMI was used in combination with conventional therapy compared with conventional therapy alone, were included. The literatures selection, data extraction, and quality assessment were in accordance with the Cochrane standards. Data analysis was carried out using RevMan software (V.5.3). RCTs (enrolling 1 258 patients) from 18 literatures published in Chinese journals were included in the systermatic review. The additional SMI could significantly reduce the risk of mortality, arrhythmia, cardiogenic shock, heart failure and improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), stroke volume (SV), vascular patency rate. The adverse effects of mild bleeding, palpitation, shortness of breath, fatigue could occur both in the control group and the treatment group. Thus, it was difficult to evaluate the safety of SMI due to the limited data and low-guality RCTs. Therefore, high-quality and adequate sample of RCTs with low risk of bias are required to demonstrate its true effects.