Danlou Tablets to Prevent Left Ventricular Remodeling

Summary

Danlou tablets are Chinese patent medicine which has been approved in China for the treatment of ischemic heart disease, but the evidence supporting its efficacy on cardiac remodeling remains unclear. This pilot study was designed to determine whether Danlou tablets reduced adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). Patients following acute MI were enrolled and randomly allocated to Danlou tablets (4.5 g q.d. for 90 days) or placebo, superimposed on standard medications for the treatment of MI. Major end points were changes in LV volumes and ejection fractions as evaluated by serial echocardiography in addition to clinical outcomes were also determined.

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2015-12

Publications

• Mao S, Wang L, Ouyang W, Zhou Y, Qi J, Guo L, Zhang M, Hinek A. Traditional Chinese medicine, Danlou tablets alleviate adverse left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction: results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Nov 8;16(1):447. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1406-4.

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