Coronary Heart Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Between 35 and 75 years of age; 2. Either have a previous history of myocardial infarction or have at least one coronary artery stenosis >=50% confirmed by coronary angiography; 3. Subjects must currently be hospitalized with either unstable angina or an acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; 4. Participants must have the diagnosis of Blood stasis syndrome; 5. Serum high-sensitivity C reactive protein level between 3 mg/L and 15 mg/L; 6. Participants must either currently be taking statin medications or have a serum LDL-C >= 80 mg/dL.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Infection, fever, trauma, burn injury, or surgery within one month prior to recruitment; 2. Subjects have previously undergone or currently be planning to undergo surgical intervention for CHD; 3. Patients with a reduced platelet count or a tendency to bleed or hemorrhage; 4. Study participants currently be taking antibiotics or using TCM preparations that relieve fever or clear internal heat; 5. Patients with severe heart failure indicated by an ejection fraction < 35% ; 6. Patients were diagnosed with cancer; 7. Patients with tuberculosis, or rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases; 8. Patients have a history of serious pulmonary, hepatic, renal, neurological, psychiatric, or hematological diseases; 9. Patients who may become noncompliant or may participate in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Serum high-sensitivity C reactive protein level; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The levels of other inflammatory mediators, including IL-6, TNF??, VCAM-1, CD40 and soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L), MCP-1, andMMP-9;The extent of improvement in angina;Safety; | — |
Countries
China