XU Hong-ke. Yiqi Jianxin Decoction for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy:A Clinical Observation on 35 Cases[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2008, (6): 507-509.
XU Hong-ke. Yiqi Jianxin Decoction for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy:A Clinical Observation on 35 Cases[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2008, (6): 507-509.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2008.06.011.
Yiqi Jianxin Decoction for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy:A Clinical Observation on 35 Cases
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Yiqi Jianxin Decoction(decoction for reinforcing qi to promote functions of heart) on patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy(PPCM).Methods Seventy patients were randomly divided into 2 groups
35 in each.The control group was administered standard western medical therapy
and the treated group was administered both Yiqi Jianxin Decoction and western medicine.Symptoms
signs and heart function before and after treatment were observed for comparison.Results In the treated group
the improvement of clinical symptoms and signs
such as chest distress
palpitation
asthmatic breathing
fatigue and arrhythmia
and parameters of heart function about cardiac output(CO)
stroke volume(SV)
cardiac index(CI)
left ventricular eject fraction(EF) and gradation of heart function was significantly superior to that in the control group(P<0.05).The total effective rate in the treated group and control group was 94.29% and 77.14% respectively with a significant difference(P<0.01).Conclusion The effect of Yiqi Jianxin Decoction on PPCM is suppurior to that of routine western medical therapy.