Effects of Tongguan Capsule on post-myocardial infarction ventricular remodeling and cardiac function in rats.

Objective: To observe the effects of Tongguan Capsule (TGC) on post-myocardial infarction ventricular remodeling and heart function in rats.

Methods: A rat model of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was established by coronary ligation. Experimental rats were randomized to 4 groups including three model groups (Group A: captopril 5 mg/kg * day, n=7; Group B: TGC 10 g/kg * day, n=7; and Group C: placebo, n=8), and a sham-control group (Group D: blank control, n=6).

Clinical effects of acupuncture combined with nimodipine for treatment of vascular dementia in 30 cases.

Objective: To study the therapeutic effects of acupuncture combined with nimodipine for vascular dementia.

Methods: Acupuncture was applied at Baihui (GV 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Geshu (BL 17), and the points selected according to the midnight-noon, ebb-flow eight methods of the intelligent turtle, combined with the drug nimodipine. The treatment was continued for 8 consecutive weeks.

[Study on changes of TCM syndrome in patients with coronary heart disease before and after intervention treatment].

Objective: To observe the changing laws of TCM syndrome type in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) before and after intervention treatment (IT) and to explore the influence of IT on TCM syndrome type.

Methods: The TCM syndrome type of 71 patients with "Chest-Bi" was differentiated before and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment, of which the most common syndrome types were qi deficiency, yang deficiency, yin deficiency, qi stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm, cold coagulation, heat-syndrome, etc.

Results: Before PCI treatment, syndrome types of blood stasis (53 cases, 74.