Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) Compounds Improve the Biochemical Indices of the Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Table 4

Biochemical indices after three-month follow-up, median (range), mg/dL.

	Danshen group ()	Placebo group ()	values
Lipid profile
LDL cholesterol	98 (82–133)	123 (94–157)	0.017
HDL cholesterol	62 (49–77)	50 (49–69)	0.039
Total cholesterol	155 (147–195)	192 (179–251)	0.001
Triglycerides	101 (80–158)	121 (84–172)	0.016
Apolipoprotein A	119 (103–143)	96 (81–123)	0.023
Apolipoprotein B	93 (78–114)	75 (65–101)	0.009
Apolipoprotein E	8.7 (6.8–10.7)	7.3 (5.6–8.7)	0.024
Lipoprotein (a)	18 (15–20)	31 (21–43)	0.001
Liver function
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (IU/dL)	1.6 (1.2–1.8)	3.1 (2.3–5.2)	0.001
Total bilirubin	0.8 (0.6–1.0)	0.6 (0.4–0.7)	0.032
Indirect bilirubin	0.6 (0.5–0.8)	0.4 (0.3–0.5)	0.025
Direct bilirubin	0.2 (0.1–0.3)	0.3 (0.2–0.4)	0.037
Renal function
Uric acid	4.5 (3.6–5.5)	5.4 (4.2–6.7)	0.040
Risk factor of heart disease
Homocysteine	14 (11–17)	24 (20–41)	0.001