Objective: To investigate the effect of traditional Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis on serum inflammatory markers and prognosis in patients with acute cerebral infarction (ACI) after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). Method: A retrospective study was conducted on 230 patients with ACI diagnosed with wind phlegm obstructing collaterals syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. They were randomly divided into a traditional Chinese medicine group and a control group, with 115 cases in each group. Both groups received IVT and conventional Western medicine treatment, and the traditional Chinese medicine group received the addition of blood activating and stasis removing herbs on this basis. Two weeks later, compare the differences in various inflammatory markers between the two groups before and after treatment. After 3 months, compare the differences in neurological function and daily living ability between the two groups before and after treatment. Result: Before treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in inflammatory markers, serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), serum amyloid A (SAA), and tumor necrosis factor- α(TNF-α) levels between the two groups of patients (all P>0.05). After 2 weeks of treatment, the levels of hsCRP (6.46±0.80 vs 6.80±1.36) and SAA (9.75 ± 4.04 vs 11.11±4.68) in the traditional Chinese medicine group were significantly lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The level of TNF-α (1189.50±330.03 vs 1206.82±371.41) was lower than that in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Before treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Modified mRS score (mRS) between the two groups of patients (both P>0.05). After 90 days of treatment, the NIHSS score of the traditional Chinese medicine group (3.95 ± 1.42 vs 4.37 ± 1.58) was lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The mRS score (2.09 ± 0.67 vs 2.12 ± 0.67) was lower than that of the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Neither group experienced serious adverse drug reactions. Conclusion: Chinese herbal medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis assisted IVT can effectively improve the neurological function of ACI patients, reduce serum inflammatory markers levels, and improve prognosis. |