Abstract:Objective: To observe the effect of Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills on ventricular remodeling and function after myocardial infarction model in rats. Method: The myocardial infarction model of SD rat was established by logating the anterior descending coronary artery and then the rats were divided into myocardial infarction control group and medicine group (n=16 in each froup). Meanwhile, a sham-operation group was build including 16 rats. The rats in medicine group were intragastrically given Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pill at the dose of 38 mg ·kg-1 ·d-1. The rats in the control group and the sham-operation group were intragastrically given at the same dosage of normal saline. Eight weeks later,left ventricular end-diastolic pressure,left ventricular peak pressure, the maximum change rate of left ventricular pressure rise and fall, left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index,serum and plasma angiotensinⅡ, tumor necrosis factor α,endothelin-1,brain natriuretic peptide, etc. were tested. Result:Eight weeks later, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure of the control group was higher than that of sham-operation group(P<0.05);left intraventricular systolic pressure,the maximum change rate of left ventricular pressure rise and fall were lower than those of the sham-operation group(P<0.05);serum ICAM-1 and plasma AngiotensinⅡ, tumor necrosis factor α, endothelin-1 and brain natriuretic peptide etc were higher than those of sham-operation group(P<0.05). After drugs intervention,left ventricular mass and left ventricular mass index,left ventricular end-diastolic pressure,serum angiotensinⅡ,tumor necrosis factor α,endothelin-1and brain natriuretic peptide of the rats in the medicine group were lower than those of the control group; left intraventricular systolic pressure, the maximum change rate of left ventricular pressure rise and fall were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05). Conclusion: Qishen Yiqi Dropping Pills can improve the ventricular remodeling and function for the myocardial infarction model in rats.