Effects of Shenmai Injection on Blood SOD Activity and MDA Level in Senile Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

In order to approach the effects of Shenmai Injection on SOD activity and MDA level in the senilepatients with coronary heart disease,48 cases,who had stenosis of over 70% in more than one branchesof the coronary arteries,were assigned randomly into a treatment group (given Shenmai Injection plusthe routine treatment) and a control group (given the routine treatment only).The superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) level were determined before treatment and at the end of a3-week treatment.The results showed that in the treatment group,the SOD activity was significantlyincreased (P<0.05) and the MDA level markedly decreased (P<0.01) in the treatment group.It can beconcluded that Shenmai Injection may enhance the antioxidant ability of the senile patients withcoronary heart disease.