Clinical efficacy observation on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated by acupuncture combined with Wenxin granule / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 686-688, 2013.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-253917
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the difference of clinical efficacy in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) between acupuncture combined with Wenzin granule and simple Wenxin granule therapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty hospitalized cases of PAF were randomized into a medication group and a medication--acupuncture group. Wenxin granule was given to the patients in the two groups 3 times a day, 9 g each time, 4 weeks as a treatment course. Meanwhile, acupuncture was added to the medication--acupuncture group at bilateral Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Ximen (PC 4) with uneven reinforcing-reducing manipulation every 15 min, 1 min each time. The needle was retained for 30 minutes. The acupuncture was given once daily for continuously 4 weeks. The therapeutic efficacy of the two groups was assessed after treatment.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In the medication+acupuncture group, 18 cases were markedly effective, 10 cases were effective and 2 cases were failed, the total effective rate was 93.3%; in the medication group, 15 cases were markedly effective, 8 cases were effective and 7 cases were failed, the total effective rate was 76.7%. There were statistical significances in clinical efficacy between the two groups (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture combined with Wenxin granule has a better effect than simple Wenxin granule therapy in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Atrial Fibrillation
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Therapeutics
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Treatment Outcome
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article