The Construction of Unsmooth Pulse Images in Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Wave Intensity Technology.

Unsmooth pulse is one of the most important pulses in TCM diagnostics. We constructed the wave intensity (WI) images of unsmooth pulse based on the pressure wave (), flow velocity wave (), and WI [(/)(/)] by ALOKA Prosound 10 Color Doppler. The characteristic of Cunkou normal pulse could be summarized as follows: compared to Renying pulse, its 1 amplitude is smaller and NA wave is more obvious, while the 2 wave is indistinct or even invisible, and the -1st is longer than that of Renying pulse.

[Methylation in Promoter Region of SLC6A2 Gene in Heart Failure Patients and Its Correlation with Qi Deficiency/Blood Stasis Syndrome].

Objective: To explore the methylation status in promoter region of norepinephrine transporter gene (NET, SLC6A2) in heart failure ( HF) patients and its correlation with qi deficiency/blood stasis syndrome (QDS/BSS).

Methods: Thirty-six patients with heart failure (NYHA classification III to IV) were recruited in the study (as the heart failure group) and their scores of QDS/BSS were evaluated. Besides, a healthy elderly group (30 cases) and a healthy youth group (30 cases) were also set up.