Table 1.

The main traditional Western medicine used for myocardial ischemic injury.

Compound	Mechanisms	Advantages	Disadvantages	References
Aspirin	Inhibition of platelet function	Extensive use: treatment of fever, pain and rheumatoid arthritis and etc.	More adverse reactions	(14)
Clopidogrelg	Inhibition of platelet function	Extensive use: treatment of fever, pain and rheumatoid arthritis and etc.	Causes neutropenia or thrombocytopenia	(15)
Heparin	Anticoagulation	Broad indications	The anticoagulant effect varies greatly among individuals; Prone to causing embolism re-occlusion, osteoporosis and thrombocytopenia	(16)
Nitroglycerin	Reduction of cardiac load	Treatment or prevention of angina pectoris; Used as a asodilator for the treatment of congestive heart failure	Many contraindications	(17)
Metoprolo	Reduction in myocardial oxygen consumption, reduce cardiac load	Broad indications	Many contraindications	(18)
Captopril	Prevention of myocardial remodeling	Anti-hypertension	Partially blocks the generation of angiotensin II; A dry cough	(19)
Losartan	Prevention of myocardial remodeling	Antihypertensive; Well-tolerated	Many contraindications	(20)
Simvastatin	Increased lipoprotein lipase; Reduced cholesterol synthesis	Lower cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol	Muscle toxicity; Elevated liver enzymes; Causes adverse, the symptoms in the nervous and gastrointestinal systems	(21)