Effect of Luhong formula on the cardiac rehabilitation of patients with chronic heart failure

Table 1 Baseline information

Indicators	Control group (n = 75)	Research group (n = 85)	χ2/t value	P value
Sex (male/female)	45/30	49/36	0.091	0.763
Age (yr)	56.97 ± 10.01	57.41 ± 9.02	0.292	0.770
Disease course (yr)	6.04 ± 1.16	5.88 ± 1.44	0.767	0.444
NYHA cardiac function classification (II/III)	34/41	40/45	0.048	0.827
Hypertension (with/without)	38/37	36/49	1.108	0.293
DM (with/without)	25/50	31/54	0.172	0.678
Hyperlipidemia (with/without)	28/47	35/50	0.247	0.620

DM: Diabetes mellitus; NYHA: New York Heart Association.

Table 2 Curative effects of traditional Chinese medicine syndromes, n (%)

Indicators	Control group (n = 75)	Research group (n = 85)	χ2 value	P value
Marked effectiveness	24 (32.00)	44 (51.76)
Effectiveness	40 (53.33)	39 (45.88)
Ineffectiveness	8 (10.67)	2 (2.35)
Exacerbation	3 (4.00)	0 (0.00)
Total effective rate	64 (85.33)	83 (97.65)	8.093	0.004

Table 3 Curative effects of cardiac function, n (%)

Indicators	Control group (n = 75)	Research group (n = 85)	χ2 value	P value
Marked effectiveness	23 (30.67)	43 (50.59)
Effectiveness	39 (52.00)	38 (44.71)
Ineffectiveness	11 (14.67)	4 (4.71)
Exacerbation	2 (2.67)	0 (0.00)
Total effective rate	62 (82.67)	81 (95.29)	6.690	0.010

Table 4 Major adverse cardiovascular events at 6-month follow-up, n (%)

Indicators	Control group (n = 75)	Research group (n = 85)	χ2 value	P value
Sudden cardiac death	3 (4.00)	2 (2.35)
Ventricular arrhythmia	6 (8.00)	3 (3.53)
Rehospitalization for heart failure	10 (13.33)	3 (3.53)
MACEs	19 (25.33)	8 (9.41)	7.200	0.007

MACEs: Major adverse cardiovascular events.