Cardiovascular-Protective Effects of Herbal Medicine Danshen-Gegen
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Atherosclerosis (in particular stroke and heart attack) is the most important health issue in
modernized society and high blood pressure is an important predisposing factor. Hypertensive
subjects with other chronic disease such as diabetes mellitus or impaired renal function are
particularly vulnerable to these atherosclerotic complications in spite of standard
antihypertensive therapies.
Danshen and Gegen are commonly used in Chinese materia medica as treatment for cardiac
symptoms and atherosclerosis-related disorders.
The objective of this study is to test Danshen and Gegen as an cardiovascular-protective
adjunctive regimen to prevent high-risk hypertensive cohort from primary atherosclerosis.