Research Article

Nontargeted Metabolomic Profiling of Huo-Tan-Chu-Shi Decoction in the Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease with Phlegm-damp Syndrome

Table 3

Comparison of LVPW and IVS measured by echocardiography (mean ± S.D, n = 5–6).

IVSD (mm)IVSS (mm)LVPWD (mm)LVPWS (mm)

Control0.88 ± 0.241.35 ± 0.341.14 ± 0.301.50 ± 0.29
Tanshi1.20 ± 0.102.08 ± 0.351.68 ± 0.242.03 ± 0.44
HTCSD0.91 ± 0.26#1.83 ± 0.171.28 ± 0.27#1.51 ± 0.33#

Note:p-value<0.05 (Tanshi vs Control), -value<0.01 (Tanshi vs Control), and #-value<0.05 (HTCSD vs Tanshi). IVSD: interventricular septal thickness at diastole, IVSS: interventricular septal thickness at systole, LVPWD: left ventricular posterior wall thickness at diastole, LVPWS: left ventricular posterior wall thickness at systole, ECG: electrocardiogram, HTCSD: Huo-Tan-Chu-Shi decoction.