Review Article

The Usefulness of Xuefu Zhuyu Tang for Patients with Angina Pectoris: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Table 7

The effect of XFZYT for SAP and UAP group, outcome = ECG.

Study ID Treatment durationResponse rate, %; (response/) Therapeutic gain, % NNT RR
ExperimentalControl

Lv, 2009 [22]4 weeks84.4 (27/32)63.3 (19/30)21.14.71.33
Wang et al., 2000 [18]4 weeks41.2 (14/34)37.0 (10/27)4.223.81.11
Du et al., 2013 [29]6 weeksNANA
Wang and Jing, 2007 [19]4 weeksNANA
Li and Zhang, 2011 [27]4 weeks91.7 (55/60)66.7 (40/60)25.04.01.37
Liu et al., 2007 [25]8 weeksNANA
Zhang, 2012 [17]4 weeks48.0 (24/50)36.0 (18/50)12.08.31.33
Li, 2009 [30]4 weeks82.5 (33/40)55.0 (22/40)27.53.61.50
Pooled RR70.8 (153/216)52.7 (109/207)18.15.51.34

NNT: number needed to treat; NA: not available; RR: risk ratio.