Background: The Chinese herbal compound Lian-Gui-Ning-Xin-Tang (LGNXT), composed of 9 herbs, has a significant antiarrhythmic effect. Previous studies have confirmed that preventing intracellular Ca overload and maintaining intracellular Ca homeostasis may be the important antiarrhythmic mechanisms of LGNXT. Recent studies are focused on elucidating the mechanisms and pharmacodynamic substances of LGNXT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute myocardial infarction(AMI) is still the leading cause of death worldwide. At present, the treatment of AMI is mainly to restore the cardiac blood supply through myocardial reperfusion. With the widespread use of coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI), myocardial reperfusion injury is a major clinical problem.
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