Clinical Study On Hyperlipemia Treated With Catgut Embedding Therapy

1. ObjectiveWith the improvement of living standard and alteration of food structure, morbidityrate of hyperlipemia has skyrocketed year after year. Its effective treatment is of great significance for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. For recent years, the intervention of Chinese medicine(CM) has brought new ideas and methods for the treatment of hyperlipemia. This clinical study selected those with hyperlipemia of obstruction with tubid phlegm and yang deficiency of spleen and kidney as the subjects, whose curative effect of catgut embedding is to be explored in this study.2. MethodsThe literature study probed into the understanding of hyperlipedimia by distinguished ancient and contemporary Chinese medicine practitioners, and reviewed the clinical research progress of hyperlipemia treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. Based on all these literatures, summary and prospect were drawn.The clinical study selected 60 cases with hyperlipemia of obstruction with tubid phlegm and yang deficiency of spleen and kidney as the subjects, who were randomized into two groups according to the internalization standard and exclusion standard, i.e catgut embedding group and medication group, 30 cases in each group. The catgut embedding group were treated with catgut embedding once every 2 weeks as a course of treatment, and its treatment lasted 6 weeks. The medication group were given medication of Xuezhikang Capsule, 2 pills every time and twice every day for continually 6 weeks. Indexes of blood lipids and TCM symptomatic scores were detected before and after treatment in the two groups.3. ResultsResults of literature studyLiterature study revealed that Chinese medicine had kept records of etiology, pathology of hyperlipemia. With simple manipulation and lasting effect, catgut embedding therapy was strongly recommended for chronic and refractory diseases. There had been more and more clinical reports on hyperlipemia treated with catgut embedding therapy during these years. It is a effective and safe alternative for the treatment of hyperlipemia, and well worth further study for its promotion in clinical application.3.2 Results of clinical study3.2.1 The assessment of curative effect in blood lipids showed that both the catgut embedding group and medication group had gained satisfactory therapeutic effect, whose total effective rates in the improvement of blood-lipid levels indicated no significant difference (P>0.05).3.2.2 The analysis of the relationship of curative effect in blood lipids of catgut embedding group and their CM syndromes revealed that the total effective rate of obstruction with tubid phlegm was much higher than that of yang deficiency of spleen and kidney with significant difference(P<0.05).3.2.3 The evaluation of total effective rate in CM symptoms carried out after treatment in each group proved satisfactory effect in the catgut embedding group, which demonstrated marked difference in the comparison with the medication group.3.2.4 The result of blood-lipid measurement before and after treatment in each group demonstrated dramatic drop in the serum content of TC and TG, which showed highlysighnificant differences(P<0.01), and the serum content of LDL__C also decreasedobviously before and after treatment in each group(P<0.05). However, the comparison between the catgut embedding group and medication group after treatment didn't show any marked difference in the serum content of TC,TG,HDL-C,LDL-C (P>0.05).4. ConclusionThe catgut embedding therapy has remarkable clinical curative effect, and its advantages are demonstrated in the improvement of CM symptoms, persistent stimulation in acupoints, fewer doctor visits. For all these positive aspects, the catgut embedding therapy deserves more clinical application.