[Clinical efficacy observation on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated by acupuncture combined with Wenxin granule].

OBJECTIVE: To compare the difference of clinical efficacy in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) between acupuncture combined with Wenzin granule and simple Wenxin granule therapy. METHODS: Sixty hospitalized cases of PAF were randomized into a medication group and a medication--acupuncture group. Wenxin granule was given to the patients in the two groups 3 times a day, 9 g each time, 4 weeks as a treatment course. Meanwhile, acupuncture was added to the medication--acupuncture group at bilateral Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Ximen (PC 4) with uneven reinforcing-reducing manipulation every 15 min, 1 min each time. The needle was retained for 30 minutes. The acupuncture was given once daily for continuously 4 weeks. The therapeutic efficacy of the two groups was assessed after treatment. METHODS: In the medication+acupuncture group, 18 cases were markedly effective, 10 cases were effective and 2 cases were failed, the total effective rate was 93.3%; in the medication group, 15 cases were markedly effective, 8 cases were effective and 7 cases were failed, the total effective rate was 76.7%. There were statistical significances in clinical efficacy between the two groups (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture combined with Wenxin granule has a better effect than simple Wenxin granule therapy in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.