HE Aixin, ZHAO Lihua, ZOU Zhuocheng, et al. Exploratory study of Yisui Yangxin moxibustion in prevention and treatment of prehypertension in perimenopausal women[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(8): 1083-1091. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240610-k0002.
DOI:
HE Aixin, ZHAO Lihua, ZOU Zhuocheng, et al. Exploratory study of Yisui Yangxin moxibustion in prevention and treatment of prehypertension in perimenopausal women[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(8): 1083-1091. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240610-k0002.DOI:
Exploratory study of Yisui Yangxin moxibustion in prevention and treatment of prehypertension in perimenopausal women
moxibustion (moxibustion for benefiting the marrow and nourishing the heart) in sequential trial on blood pressure (BP)
perimenopausal symptoms
cardiovascular function and heart rate variability (HRV) in prehypertension in perimenopausal women.
Methods
2
The eligible female patients of prehypertension of perimenopausal period were collected according to the inclusion criteria. Based on the requirements of open two-way qualitative response sequential trial
the sample size was not set in advance
and the matched pair design was used for random division into a moxibustion group and a health education group. The patients of the two groups were treated in pairs
and the analysis was immediately performed after the end of treatment for each pair
and the sequential trial analysis (STA) was diagrammed. The health education group provided the health education for prehypertension to the patients according to
2018 Revised Chinese Hypertension Prevention and Treatment Guidelines
. In the moxibustion group
beside the health education for prehypertension
the non-suppurative moxibustion was delivered at Baihui (GV20)
Guanyuan (CV4) and bilateral Neiguan (PC6) and Zusanli (ST36)
once every two days
3 treatments per week and for 4 consecutive weeks. Before treatment
in 2 and 4 weeks of treatment
as well as in 1-month follow-up
after treatment
BP was measured in each group
separately. Before treatment and in 4 weeks of treatment
the observation was performed in the score of the modified Kupperman scale
and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) score
the indexes of cardiovascular function (stroke volume [SV
]
cardiac output per minute [CO
]
stroke index [SI
]
cardiac index [CI
]
left ventricular effective pumping force [VPE
]
left ventricular energy efficiency [EWK
]
arterial compliance [AC
]
left ventricular ejection resistance [VER
]
blood viscosity (N)
and microcirculation half update rate [MHR
]
)
and heart rate variability (HRV) indexes (low frequency [LF
]
high frequency [HF
]
LF/HF
standard deviation of NN interval [SDNN
]
root mean square of successive differences in adjacent NN intervals [RMSSD
]
).
Results
2
Based on sequential test line
when the trial was performed to the 17th pair
and the test line touched the upper limit
U
meaning the results of the moxibustion group was superior to the health education group
thus
the trial stopped immediately. In 2 and 4 weeks of treatment and in follow-up
the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were lower when compared with those before treatment in the moxibustion group (
P
<
0.05); SBP at each time point and DBP in 2 and 4 weeks of treatment in the moxibustion group were lower than those of the health education group (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
the score of the modified Kupperman scale was reduced when compared with that before treatment in the moxibustion group (
P
<
0.05). The score of the modified Kupperman scale and PSQI in the moxibustion group were lower than those of the health education group after treatment (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
SV
CO
SI
CI and EWK were increased in comparison with the indexes before treatment in the moxibustion group (
P
<
0.05)
and VER and N were dropped (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
SV
CO
SI
CI and EWK in the moxibustion group were higher than those of the health education group (
P
<
0.05)
and VER and N were lower (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
in the moxibustion group
LF
HF
SDNN and RMSSD were increased in comparison with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05)
and LF/HF was declined (
P
<
0.05). In the health education group
after treatment
LF
HF
SDNN and RMSSD decreased when compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
LF
HF
SDNN and RMSSD in the moxibustion group were higher than those of the health education group (
P
<
0.05)
and LF/HF was lower (
P
<
0.05). The total effective rate was 94.1% (16/17) in the moxibustion group
higher than that (41.2%
7/17) in the health education group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Moxibustion can reduce SBP and DBP in prehypertension of perimenopausal women
alleviate perimenopausal symptoms
improve cardiac function and adjust the overall balance of cardiac autonomic nerves.
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