J Tradit Chin Med. 1994 Mar; 14(1): 26-9.

Observation on the changes of plasma cardionatrion before and after microwave acupuncture in coronary heart disease.

Xie X, Zeng Q, Liu X, Zhen Q, Xiao J.

Department of Acupuncture, General (301) Hospital of PLA, Beijing.

This paper reports the therapeutic effect of microwave acupuncture (MWA) and its influence on the plasma level of cardionatrion. Twenty-eight cases with coronary heart disease (CHD) were systemically observed and investigated. Atrial natriuretic polypeptides (ANP) were determined by radioimmunoassay. Plasma level of ANP was elevated, the rising rate being 100%. The therapeutic effect of MWA in the 28 cases with CHD was 85.7%, the ECG improving rate was 82.2%. Effect of MWA was briefly discussed. The authors consider that the therapeutic effect of MWA in the treatment of CHD could be ascertained, and the measurement of plasma ANP concentration is a useful method and an objective parameter for further research.