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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Efficacy of danhong injection adjuvant therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a real-world, multicenter, retrospective study.

Danping Pan, Haitong Wan, Yu He, Jiehong Yang, Yilei Guo, Li Yu, Feihu Zhang, Guoqing Zheng, Bin Xu, Yaohong Song and 5 more

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Danping Pan *School of Basic Mecicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Haitong WanSchool of Basic Mecicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Yu HeSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Jiehong YangSchool of Basic Mecicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Yilei GuoSchool of Basic Mecicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Li YuSchool of Basic Mecicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Feihu ZhangSchool of Basic Mecicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Guoqing ZhengDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China.
Bin XuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Yaohong SongDepartment of Cardiology, Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Mingjun ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, Affliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Xiangzhe LiuDepartment of Encephalology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China.
Jianhe LiuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Gang SunDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
Yaming LinDepartment of Neurology, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China.

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Abstract

Background: Previous clinical and experimental studies indicate that Danhong injection (DHI) confers protective effects against acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, due to limited sample sizes, large-scale clinical studies are still needed to confirm its efficacy. Methods: This real-world, multicenter retrospective study used inpatient data from eight centers across Mainland China. AIS patients were divided into a DHI group or a Non-DHI group depending on whether they received DHI (7-14 consecutive days). Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to balance baseline differences, and multiple analytical methods (crude analysis, multivariate regression, stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting [sIPTW], and PSM combined with multivariate regression) were conducted. The primary outcome was the NIHSS score at discharge. Secondary outcomes included the proportions of patients with post-treatment NIHSS scores ≤4 or ≤1, the mRS score, the proportion of patients achieving mRS ≤1, and the incidence of in-hospital complications (IHC). Results: A total of 3,560 patients were enrolled, including 1,425 in the DHI group, and 2,135 in the Non-DHI group, with 1,415 matched pairs identified via PSM. After treatment, the NIHSS score in the DHI group was 2.01 ± 3.10, compared with 2.50 ± 3.26 in the Non-DHI group, indicating significantly lower scores in the DHI group (adjusted RR = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.74-0.88, Conclusion: DHI adjunctive therapy may improve neurological outcomes in patients with AIS. However, additional randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to confirm its effectiveness in routine biomedicine-based clinical practice. Clinical Trial Registration: https://www.chictr.org.cn/bin/project/edit?pid=211769, identifier ChiCTR2400079391.

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acute ischemic strokeclinical efficacydanhong injectionreal-world multicenter retrospective studytraditional Chinese medicine

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