Research Article

The Value of Safflower Yellow Injection for the Treatment of Acute Cerebral Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Comparison of hemorheological index before and after treatment between 2 groups ().

VariablesControl groupSafflower Yellow Injection group
= 31 = 66
PretreatmentPosttreatmentPretreatmentPosttreatment

Whole blood viscosity (mPa·s/150 s−1)5.95 ± 0.805.34 ± 0.83#5.92 ± 0.825.14 ± 0.85*#
Whole blood viscosity (mPa·s/5 s−1)12.66 ± 2.5212.57 ± 2.2412.69 ± 2.6410.05 ± 2.48*#
Plasma viscosity (mPa·s)1.82 ± 0.231.88 ± 0.261.78 ± 0.211.42 ± 0.23*#
HCT (%)49.76 ± 4.8047.64 ± 4.9548.53 ± 5.3047.61 ± 4.77
Index of RBC deformation0.51 ± 0.010.50 ± 0.010.51 ± 0.070.59 ± 0.03*
Index of RBC aggregation1.21 ± 0.161.36 ± 0.191.38 ± 0.191.21 ± 0.16*

Data are expressed as mean ± S.D., , compared with the pretreatment, , compared with control group.