Efficacy of probucol combined with atorvastatin in treatment of coronary heart disease with unstable angina

Abstract

Objective To compare the influence of blood lipids and angina pectoris using combination therapy in coronary heart diseases(CHD) with unstable angina.Methods 100 patients were randomly divided into the probucol group(A group) 50 cases and probucol combined with atorvastatin treatment group(B group) 50 cases,The treadmill exercise ECG test,lipid and oxidation before and after treatment in two groups were observed.Results The total effective rate was 90.0% in group B significantly higher than 64.0% in group A(χ2 =3.841,P＜0.05);The total effective rate of ECG was 74.0% in group B after treatment which was significantly higher than the 42.0% in group A(χ2 = 3.981,P＜0.05);Treadmill exercise ECG test positive 82.0%,84.0% in two group before treatment,significantly higher than that 48.0%,24.0% in two group after treatment,(χ2 = 3.841,3.791,all P＜0.05);Angina pectoris in A、 B group after treatment [(1.6 ± 0.8) times、(1.0 ± 0.5) times]were significantly lower than [(4.3±1.9) times、(4.6 ±2.8) times]before treatment(χ2 =7.584,7.984,all P＜0.01).Conclusion Probucol was a safe and effective drug for treating hypolipidemic and reducing angina attack.Its combination with atorvastatin was safe,and the efficacy is more visible. Key words: Coronary disease; Angina pectoris; Probucol; Atorvastatin