A retrospective study of Yiqi-Huoxue Decoction on blood pressure in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Abstract

This retrospective study investigated the effect of Yiqi-Huoxue Decoction (YQHXD) on blood pressure (BP) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). A total of 72 patients with BP following AIS who received routine treatment were included in this retrospective study. Of those, 36 patients received YQHXD and were assigned to a treatment group. The other 36 patients were allocated to a control group. All patients were treated for a total of 4 months. The outcomes were assessed by systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score and Barthel index scale (BIS). All outcomes were measured after 4-month treatment. After treatment, all subjects in the treatment group showed greater improvements in SBP ( P < .05), DBP ( P < .05), NIHSS ( P < .05) score, and BIS ( P < .05) than those of patients in the control group. In addition, the safety profile is similar in both groups. The findings of this study demonstrated that YQHXD may benefit on BP in patients with AIS. Future studies should focus on warranting the current results.

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