Effect of Jiawei-Xinglou-Chengqi decoction combined with Huoxue-Huatan decoction on patients with acute cerebral infarction

Objective To observe the changes of serum inflammatory cytokines and clincal effect of Jiawei-Xinglou-Chengqi decoction and Huoxue-Huatan decoction on the patients with acute cerebral infarction. Methods A total of 85 stroke patients were selected from April 2015 to April 2016 in our hospital and divided into the observation group (43 cases) and control group (42 cases) using the random number method. The control group was treated with conventional therapy, and the observation group combined Jiawei-Xinglou-Chengqi decoction and Huoxue-Huatan decoction based on the treatment of control group. Thetreatment last for 2 weeks. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used to assess the patients mental function defect, the Barthel Index (activities of daily living, ADL) to evaluate the ability of daily life, and the TC, TG, LDL-C, and the fibrinogen, platelet count, prothrombin time, clinical evaluation were detected and compared. Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 100.0% (43/43), while the control group was 81.0% (34/42), and the difference between both groups was statistically significant (χ2=9.041, P<0.01). After treatment, the NHISS (5.24 ± 2.61 vs. 12.78 ± 3.93, t=10.443) in the observation group was significantly lower than the control group, and the ADL (89.75 ± 6.51 vs. 72.22 ± 5.24, t=14.197) in the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01). The serum levels of TC (4.6 ± 0.9 mmol/L vs. 5.42 ± 0.7 mmol/L, t=21.538), TG (2.0 ± 0.8 mmol/L vs. 2.4 ± 0.6 mmol/L, t=8.585), LDL-C (2.7 ± 0.8 mmol/L vs. 3.1 ± 0.8 mmol/L, t=9.092) in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). The fibrinogen (2.81 ± 0.46 g/L vs. 2.95 ± 0.51 g/L, t=8.592) in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.01), and prothrombin time (16.14 ± 1.62 s vs. 15.34 ± 1.18 s, t=14.139) in the observation group was significantly longer than that in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusions The combination of Jiawei-Xinglou-Chengqi decoction and Huoxue-Huatan decoction could improve curative effect, reduce blood lipid, improve coagulation function, improve quality of life and promote recovery of nerve function in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Key words: Brain infarction; Acute disease; Jiawei-Xinglou-Chengqi decoction; Huoxue-Huatan decoction; Comparative effectiveness research