The heart changes on echocardiography in 30 elderly female cases with Ⅰ～Ⅱ stage essential hypertension (patient group, PG) were evaluated by using an Acuson Sonographic Computer System (USA) via echocardiography.Te...The heart changes on echocardiography in 30 elderly female cases with Ⅰ～Ⅱ stage essential hypertension (patient group, PG) were evaluated by using an Acuson Sonographic Computer System (USA) via echocardiography.Ten normotensive elderly female subjects without heart diseases acted as control group (CG). he results showed that in PG compared with in CG, the left atrial internal dimension and left ventricular mass were larger;EF slope and the fractional shortening were lower;the mitral valve peak a and the tricuspid valve peak a were higher;the mitral valve peak e and the ratios or e/a of both mitral and tricuspid valves were lower.There were correlations between the above-mentioned changes and the hypertensive course as well as the blood pressure.There were also some correlativities among the heart changes.The results indicate that the main factors to induce the heart changes on echocardiography in elderly female hypertensives are systolic blood pressure and hypertensive course.展开更多
In this study, 48 cases of middle-aged and elderly female diabetes patients were dividedrandomly into two groups, and treated separately by western medicine alone ( glibenclamide) in group A, andby traditional Chinese...In this study, 48 cases of middle-aged and elderly female diabetes patients were dividedrandomly into two groups, and treated separately by western medicine alone ( glibenclamide) in group A, andby traditional Chinese medicine (herbs that replenish the Kidney and activate blood circulation ) and gliben-clamide in group B. Before treatment, the patients of both groups had elevated glycosylated hemoglobin(HbAlc) and fast blood glucose (FBG) levels, decreased serum estradiol (E2 ) and testosterone/estradiol(E2/T) ratio, and the loss of bone mineral (elevated urinary calcium,phosphorus levels) . Most ot the pa-tients in the two groups had the symptoms of soreness and weakness of the loins and knees, general weak-ness ,dizziness,decreased sexual libido , palpitation and frequent urination , etc. These symptoms in traditionalChinese medicine belong to the deficiency of the Kidney. After treatment in both groups. the patients' serumHbAlc, FBG, and urinary Beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) got reduced, the concentration of serum sex hormone(E2 , E2/T ratio) elevated, and the elimination of urinary calcium, phosphorus levels cut down. But , the ther-apeutic effect in group B is apparently better than that in group A. The symptoms of deficiency of the Kidneywas apparently improved in group B. So, The authors think the medicinal herbs(reinforcing Kidney and acti-vating blood circulation) have an important role in the prevention and treatment of the 'Kidney deficiency'and bone mineral loss in middle-aged and elderly female diabetes patients.展开更多
文摘The heart changes on echocardiography in 30 elderly female cases with Ⅰ～Ⅱ stage essential hypertension (patient group, PG) were evaluated by using an Acuson Sonographic Computer System (USA) via echocardiography.Ten normotensive elderly female subjects without heart diseases acted as control group (CG). he results showed that in PG compared with in CG, the left atrial internal dimension and left ventricular mass were larger;EF slope and the fractional shortening were lower;the mitral valve peak a and the tricuspid valve peak a were higher;the mitral valve peak e and the ratios or e/a of both mitral and tricuspid valves were lower.There were correlations between the above-mentioned changes and the hypertensive course as well as the blood pressure.There were also some correlativities among the heart changes.The results indicate that the main factors to induce the heart changes on echocardiography in elderly female hypertensives are systolic blood pressure and hypertensive course.
文摘In this study, 48 cases of middle-aged and elderly female diabetes patients were dividedrandomly into two groups, and treated separately by western medicine alone ( glibenclamide) in group A, andby traditional Chinese medicine (herbs that replenish the Kidney and activate blood circulation ) and gliben-clamide in group B. Before treatment, the patients of both groups had elevated glycosylated hemoglobin(HbAlc) and fast blood glucose (FBG) levels, decreased serum estradiol (E2 ) and testosterone/estradiol(E2/T) ratio, and the loss of bone mineral (elevated urinary calcium,phosphorus levels) . Most ot the pa-tients in the two groups had the symptoms of soreness and weakness of the loins and knees, general weak-ness ,dizziness,decreased sexual libido , palpitation and frequent urination , etc. These symptoms in traditionalChinese medicine belong to the deficiency of the Kidney. After treatment in both groups. the patients' serumHbAlc, FBG, and urinary Beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) got reduced, the concentration of serum sex hormone(E2 , E2/T ratio) elevated, and the elimination of urinary calcium, phosphorus levels cut down. But , the ther-apeutic effect in group B is apparently better than that in group A. The symptoms of deficiency of the Kidneywas apparently improved in group B. So, The authors think the medicinal herbs(reinforcing Kidney and acti-vating blood circulation) have an important role in the prevention and treatment of the 'Kidney deficiency'and bone mineral loss in middle-aged and elderly female diabetes patients.
