Abstract:Objective:To observe curative efficacy and influence on heart rate variability (HRV) of modified Wumei pills in treating patients with ventricular premature systole of coronary heart disease (VPSCHD). Method: Eighty patients with VPSCHD were randomly divided into control group (40 cases) and observation group (40 cases) by random number table. Patients in control group received amiodarone hydrochloride tablets. Based on the treatment in control group, patients in observation group added modified Wumei pills. The patients received 1 4-week periods of treatment. Before and after treatment, changes of ventricular premature beat and HRV were recorded by 24-hourdynamic electrocardiogram, and scores of palpitation, choking sensation in chest, chest pain and breathe hard were graded once before and after treatment. Result: The ventricular premature beat effect of observation group was superior to that of control group (P<0.05), and the electrocardiogram effect of coronary heart disease was better than that of control group (P<0.05) through ridit analysis. Symptom scores of heart palpitations, chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath and the total score in observation group were lower than those in control group after treatment (P<0.01). HRV parameters in both groups including standard deviation of normal number of intervals, each sequential 5-min R-R interval standard deviation during 24 h period, the root mean square difference of adjacent normal R-R interval and the percentage of phase difference between adjacent normal R-R was ≥50 ms heart beat being occupied the total R-R were higher after the treatment (P<0.01). The improvement of HRV parameters in observation group was superior to that in control group (P<0.01), and the number of ventricular premature beat in observation group was less than that in control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Modified Wumei pills could reduce number of ventricular premature beat, relieve clinical symptoms, and improve HRV parameters in patients with VPSCHD. It has certain curative effect on both ventricular premature beat and coronary heart disease.