Objective To explore the correlation between syndrome elements of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） and quality of life （QOL） of the patients with angina pectoris.Methods With the clinical epidemiology method

233 patients with angina pectoris confirmed by coronary angiography were collected

and their QOL were assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire （SAQ）. The correlation of the scores of five different dimensions

including somatic movement limitation

angina stability and attacks

treatment satisfaction

and disease recognition

and the total scores of SAQ and the TCM syndrome elements was analyzed by Spearman rank correlation analysis.Results The six factors

namely

qi stagnation

blood stasis

phlegm turbidity

stagnated heat

yang and yin deficiency

had the correlation with one or more of the dimensions and total score of QOL

in which the phlegm turbidity had a negative impact （P<0.05）

while the qi stagnation

stagnated heat

and yin deficiency had a positive impact on angina stability and total scores （P<0.05 or P<0.01）

stagnated heat had a protective effect for angina frequency （P<0.05）

phlegm turbidity had a negative impact on the treatment satisfaction （P<0.05）

but yang deficiency had a positive effect （P<0.05）.Conclusion There was a correlation between the TCM syndrome elements and QOL of the patients with angina pectoris. To some extent

the conclusion evidenced the reasonable connotation of TCM theory.