Effect of Guantongfang on highª²sensitivity Cª²reactive protein in elder patients with coronary artery disease

    WANG Qiang, YI Ziª²Gang, HE Jinª²Song, SU Yiª²Qiang, MO Yunª²Qiu, ZHANG Shuangª²Qi, YANG Liª²Qiang, ZHANG Yiª²Kun, PANG Lunª²Xiang, GU Guoª²Long, GAO Peng

    Department of Cardiology, Ruikang Hospital, Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangxi 530011, China, Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangxi 530001, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To observe the effect of Guantongfang (GTF, mainly composed of radix notoginseng, salvia miltiorrhiza, lumbricus, snakegourd fruit, dry radix ginseng, gold theragran, dried tangerine peel and ophiopogonis tuber) on the content of the highª²sensitivity Cª²reactive protein (hsª²CRP) in the elder patients of coronary artery disease. METHODS: Sixty elder patients of coronary artery disease were randomly allocated to groups A and B and treated respectively with GTF together with routine western medicine(n=30) and mere routine western medicine(n=30), all with a course of 4 weeks. RESULTS: After treatment, the concentration of the hsª²CRP in the 2 groups differed obviously(P<0.01); in relieving symptoms and in improving electrocardiogram(ECG) group A was better than group B(P<0.05 or P<0.01).CONCLUSION: The treatment effect of GTF together with routine western medicine is superior to that of the simple routine western medicine. ......