Review Article

Xinmailong Injection for Improvement of Cardiac Function in Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Mean difference of cardiac function of HF patients with XML injection administration in different subgroup analyses.

LVEF6MWTBNP
NWMD (95% CI)I2 (%) value for between-group differenceNWMD (95% CI)I2 (%) value for between-group differenceNWMD (95% CI)I2 (%) value for between-group difference

Overall275.82 (4.52, 7.13)901551.48 (35.83, 67.13)8816−172.84 (−205.79, −139.89)94
Subgroups
Age section0.0060.00020.01
Youth114.11 (2.61, 5.62)83634.58 (21.26, 47.89)615−156.70 (−201.26, −112.15)88
Middle age117.70 (5.60, 9.79)90577.39 (58.94, 95.84)776−301.54 (−405.38, −197.71)97
Pattern identification0.880.720.37
Yes45.68 (3.83, 7.53)33360.60 (−1.01, 122.21)873−243.87 (−426.98, −60.76)97
No235.87 (4.38, 7.36)901248.88 (34.52, 63.24)8413−159.10 (−193.30, −124.89)94

LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; 6MWT, six-minute walk test; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; WMD, weighted mean difference; CI, confidence interval.