The clinical effect of levocarnitine combined with salvianolate in the treatment of stable angina

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of levocarnitine combined with salvianolate in the treatment of stable angina in elderly patients(≥65 years old).Methods:One hundred and twenty elderly patients with coronary heart disease complicated with stable angina were randomly divided into the observation group and control group(60 cases each group).Both groups were treated with conventional treatment(including aspirin, nitrates, calcium channel blockers and β-R blockers).The observation group were additionally treated with levocarnitine combined with salvianolate.The clinical symptoms and electrocardiogram in two groups were observed before and after treatment.Results:The total effective rates of clinical symptoms improvement in the observation group(90.0%) was statistically higher than control group(63.3%)(P<0.01).The total effective rates of the electrocardiogram improvement in the observation group(86.7%) was statistically higher than control group(53.3%)(P<0.01).No significant adverse reaction in two groups was found.Conclusions:The treatment of stable angina in elderly patients with coronary heart disease with levocarnitine combined with salvianolate is safe and effective, which can significantly alleviate the clinical symptoms, improve the ischemic electrocardiogram, and is worthy of further promotion in clinic.