[Comparison study of various traditional Chinese medicine therapy in acute phase of cor pulmonale].

This article is a retrospective summary of 419 cases of acute phase of cor pulmonale from 1978 to 1989. These patients were divided into 4 groups by various TCM therapy, as a part of whole treatment combining TCM with the western medicine. They were (1) clearing the lung heat and eliminating the phlegm; (2) clearing the lung heat, tonifying the Qi and activating the blood; (3) clearing the lung heat, tonifying the Qi and nourishing the Yin; (4) clearing the lung heat, nourishing the Yin, tonifying the Qi and activating the blood. Under a similar condition, comparing the effects of the 4 various therapies in clinical efficacy and blood gas analysis, the authors found that the 4th therapy was the best among the 4 groups. According to the relation of modern pharmacology study of each single therapy, the authors explored the principle of clearing the lung heat, nourishing the Yin, tonifying the Qi and activating the blood therapy. The authors held that the therapy is a better one to treat many pathological changes in acute phase of cor pulmonale.