The purpose of the thesis is to discuss the effect and safety of modified Zhigancao decoction combined with western medicine in the treatment of coronary heart disease. I’d like to use the methods listed as follows to prove my theory: From June 2023 to February 2024, 90 patients admitted to hospital for coronary heart disease were selected for research, and were randomly divided into control group and observation group. The former included 45 patients who were treated with conventional western medicine, while the latter included 45 patients who were treated with modified Zhigancao decoction combined with western medicine. The cardiac function index, treatment efficiency and incidence of side effects were compared between the two groups. Results: After treatment, many indexes of cardiac function in the observation group were tested, and the results were better than those in the control group, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group (82.2%), the effective rate of the observation group (95.6%) was significantly higher, and the curative effect was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After the treatment, the incidence of side effects in the observation group was 6.7% significantly less than that in the control group (20.0%), and the difference was significant (P < 0.05). Accordingly, we can draw a conclusion that the application of modified Zhigancao decoction combined with western medicine in the treatment of coronary heart disease is helpful to improve the overall therapeutic effect and cardiac function, and the treatment scheme will not increase adverse reactions, which is safe and worth popularizing.

Ding Ke. Exploration and Discussion on the Safety of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Treated by Zhigancao Decoction Combined with Western Medicine. Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 4: 45-49. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2024.060406.

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