Review Article

The Effectiveness and Safety of Bushen Huoxue Decoction on Treating Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Table2

Characteristics of the included literatures.

Study IDSample size (T/C)Average age (T)Average age (C)Sex (M/F)CHD duration (years)Diagnostic criteriaIntervention (T)Intervention (C)Treatment duration (days)Adverse eventOutcomes

Zhang, 2005 [18]96/9356.358.5T: 57/39
C: 56/37
T: 2.4
C: 2.8
WHO1979C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin7Not available①③
Zhang, 2006 [19]44/3857.356.6T: 23/21
C: 21/17
T: 3.7
C: 3.6
DPA1998C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin90Not available①③
Chen and Chen, 2007 [20]40/4061.73 ± 6.5460.94 ± 6.72T: 24/16
C: 23/17
T: 9.84 ± 3.43
C: 9.46 ± 3.51
WHO1979C + BSHXDNitrate, Aspirin30Not available①②③
Guo, 2009 [21]30/3065.5 ± 6.8767.7 ± 7.32T: 16/14
C: 13/17
WHO1979C + BSHXDAspirin, Clopidogrel21Restenosis①④
Liu, 2009 [22]56/5447–5847–58T: 0/56
C: 0/54
WHO1979C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin, Statins180Not available①③
Wang, 2011 [23]30/3057.10 ± 7.6258.06 ± 8.40T: 14/16
C: 13/17
WHO1979C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin, Statins28Not found①③④
Song and Shi, 2012 [24]25/2567.36 ± 6.4967.84 ± 5.28T: 15/10
C: 13/12
T: 9.02 ± 10.89 
C: 8.35 ± 11.25
WHO1979C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin, Statins28Not available①④
Gang et al., 2014 [25]40/3863.5 ± 6.863.0 ± 6.2T: 20/20
C: 20/18
T: 5.18 ± 1.4 
C: 5.7 ± 1.4
DRA2014C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Statins14Gastrointestinal reaction
Song et al., 2015 [26]60/6055.31 ± 8.6556.63 ± 7.85T: 29/31
C: 32/28
T: 1–13
C: 2–14
CJCD2007C + BSHXDNitrate, βRB, Aspirin28Not found①②③
Wang, 2017 [27]36/3635–7535–75T: 20/16
C: 19/17
WHO1979C + BSHXDAspirin, Clopidogrel, Statins21Not found①②③

①: total effective rate, ②: attack of angina pectoris, ③: improvement of ECG, and ④: serum biochemical indicators. BSHXD: Bushen Huoxue Decoction; CWM: conventional western medicine; T: treatment group; C: control group; M/F: men/female; CHD: coronary heart disease; WHO1979: World Health Organization Task Force on Standardization of Clinical Nomenclature; DPA1998: Department of Pharmaceutical Administration Guidelines for clinical research on cardiovascular system drugs; DRA2014: Detection and Risk Assessment of stable ischemic heart disease; CJCD2007: Chinese Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic stable angina pectoris.