Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies (x ± s).
| Author | Publication year | Study type | Cases (E/C) | Age (E/C) | Intervention | Cure (W) | Outcome indicators | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | C | |||||||
| Bao, [14] | 2016 | RCT | 58/58 | NA | Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 3 | 1; 2; 3 |
| Dong, [15] | 2014 | RCT | 75/78 | (61.25 ± 238)/(62.05 ± 3.41) | Free wanderer pill and spiny jujube decoction, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 4 | 2; 3 |
| Li [16] | 2018 | RCT | 40/40 | 63.35 ± 4 40/63.09 ± 4.38 | Bupleurum decoction plus dragon bone and oyster shell, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 3 | 1; 2; 4; 5; 6; 7 |
| Li [17] | 2018 | RCT | 30/30 | 55.7 ± 7.9/55.4 ± 7.2 | Dan Qi San and counterflow cold powder, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 12 | 8; 9; 10; 11 |
| Liu [18] | 2013 | RCT | 56/48 | 53 ± 10/58 ± 10 | Xin Ke Shu plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 2-8 | 4; 5 |
| Liu [19] | 2014 | RCT | 25/24 | 60.7 ± 13.6/56.8 ± 10.2 | Bupleurum liver-coursing powder plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 4 | 2; 12 |
| Lu [20] | 2018 | RCT | 46/46 | 61.03 ± 9.44/62.11 ± 8.93 | Gallbladder-warming decoction with ten herbs, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 4 | 3; 9; 13 |
| Peng [21] | 2017 | RCT | 110/110 | NA | Bupleurum liver-coursing powder plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 4 | 12; 14 |
| Tan [22] | 2015 | RCT | 100/80 | NA | Bupleurum liver-coursing powder plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 8 | 7; 15 |
| Tao [23] | 2013 | RCT | 57/49 | NA | Gallbladder-warming decoction with ten herbs, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 4 | 2; 4; 5; 14 |
| Wang [24] | 2018 | RCT | 40/40 | 52.5 ± 5.5/51.3 ± 6.1 | Bupleurum liver-coursing powder, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 4 | 2; 1; 9; 5 |
| Zhang [25] | 2017 | RCT | 50/50 | 56.0 ± 10.2/55.3 ± 9.2 | Decoction for quickening blood and transforming stasis combined with gallbladder-warming decoction with ten herbs, plus Western medicine | Western medicine | 8 | 7; 15; 9; 3 |
| Zong [26] | 2015 | RCT | 60/60 | 37.6 ± 7.9/36.8 ± 8.9 | Supplemented free wanderer powder plus fluoxetine | Western medicine | 2-8 | 3; 2; 14 |
C: the control group; E: the experimental group; W: week; RCT: randomized controlled trial; NA: not available; 1: efficacy for TCM syndromes; 2: efficacy for angina pectoris; 3: HAMD score; 4: SAS score; 5: SDS score; 6: WHOQOL score; 7: clinical effectiveness; 8: angina pectoris score; 9: HAMA score; 10: MADRS score; 11: the number of EPCs; 12: efficacy for depression; 13: SF-36 score; 14: adverse events; and 15: the effectiveness of electrocardiogram.