Effects of replenishing qi, promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm on vascular endothelial function and blood coagulation system in senile patients with hyperlipemia.

Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.

Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan. 2006;(2):120-4

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE To observe the curative effect of the method of replenishing qi, promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm on senile hyperlipemia and its effects on vascular endothelial function and blood coagulation system. METHOD 96 patients with senile hyperlipemia were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group. 56 patients in the treatment group orally took danshen jueming granules while 40 patients in the control group orally took xuezhikang capsules. Observed were indexes of blood lipid, vascular endothelial function, blood coagulation system and safety. RESULTS After treatment, the treatment group was obviously superior to the control group (P < 0.05) in reducing plasma total cholesterol (TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) as well as in the ratio of thromboxane B2 (TXB2) to 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha (6-keto-PGF1alpha), D-dimer (D-D) and fibrinogen (FIB). CONCLUSION Danshen Jueming Granules have the effect of regulating metabolism of blood lipid, and improving vascular endothelial function and blood coagulation system in senile patients with hyperlipemia.

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Publication Type : Randomized Controlled Trial

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MeSH terms : Drugs, Chinese Herbal