Objective To investigate the effect of hot compress with Chinese herbal medicine on exercise fatigue in early patients after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods Forty-eight patients who met the inclusion criteria in the early stage(1~2 weeks after surgery)after PCI were randomly divided into the hot compress group and the control group.In the hot compress group,the traditional Chinese medicine hot pack intervention was performed at Neiguan and Zusanli acupoints.The control group was given ordinary sandbag intervention.cardiopulmonary exercise test(CPET),Borg subjective fatigue score(RPE),leg circumference measurements and electromyographic detection were performed 5 days before and after intervention.Results Compared with before intervention,the 2-minute heart rate recovery value(HRR2)and RPE in the hot compress group were significantly improved(P<0.05).The improvement of RPE in the hot compress group was better than that in the control group(P<0.05).Immediately after exercise,before contrast exercise,the thigh circumference of both groups of patients and the calf circumference of the control group increased(P<0.05).15 minutes after exercise,only the thigh circumference of the control group increased,and was greater than that of the hot compress group(P<0.05).15 minutes after exercise,theintegral electromyography(IEMG)of both groups increased(P<0.05),while the mean power frequency(MPF)decreased(P<0.05),and the MPF of the control group was higher than that of the hot compress group(P<0.05).Conclusion The traditional Chinese medicine package hot compress acupoints can significantly improve the exercise fatigue of patients in the early stage after PCI,but the improvement of exercise ability is not significantly improved by a single intervention.
Traditional Chinese medicine hot packsAcupuncture pointAfter percutaneous coronary interventionExercise fatigue