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Trial reportBioMed research international2020

Chinese Herbal Medicine Dingji Fumai Decoction for Ventricular Premature Contraction: A Real-World Trial.

Bo Liang, Fei-Hu Zou, Ling Fu, Hui-Ling Liao

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Guanxin V Acts as an Antioxidant in Ventricular Remodeling.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bo LiangNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-6976
Fei-Hu ZouTongliang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Ling FuChongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-9189
Hui-Ling LiaoCollege of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital (T.C.M.) Affiliated to Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-1460
First People's Hospital of Chongqing · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNSouthwest Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChinese herbal medicine Dingji Fumai Decoction (DFD) is widely clinically used for ventricular premature contraction (VPC). This real-word trial was designed to assess the safety and effectiveness of DFD for VPC.

methodsThis was a double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled trial. Patients with VPC were randomized (1 : 1) to treatment with DFD combined with metoprolol (DFD arm) or metoprolol combined with placebo (MET arm). A primary end point was a composite of clinical symptoms and signs determined by the traditionalChinese medicine syndrome score and the number of VPC determined by the Holter examination. Second outcomes were adverse events, medication compliance, and laboratory examination.

results144 patients were randomized to DFD arm (76 patients) or MET arm (68 patients), and 136 cases (71 in DFD arm and 65 in MET arm) finally completed this trial. After a 12-week follow-up, DFD arm significantly decreased traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score and the number of VPC compared with MET arm (

conclusionsSuperiority with DFD arm for VPC was demonstrated over MET arm for both the safety and effectiveness end points.

Indexed as

Medicine, Chinese TraditionalAgedDouble-Blind MethodDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleHumansMaleMetoprololMiddle AgedVentricular Premature ComplexesDrugs, Chinese HerbalMetoprolol

Identifiers

PMID32351995
PMCPMC7171618
OpenAlexW3015886861

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