Effect of Auricular Point Pressure Combined with Acupoint Application on Blood Pressure Fluctuation and Vascular Endothelial Function in Elderly Patients with Hypertension
YANG Fengping, ZHANG Jinglan, QI Xiaodan
Department of Cerebrovascular and Hypertension, Shangqiu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shangqiu Henan 476000
Abstract:【Objective】 To investigate the effect of auricular point pressure combined with acupoint application on blood pressure fluctuation and vascular endothelial function in elderly patients with hypertension. 【Methods】 A total of 106 elderly patients with essential hypertension were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 53 cases in each. The control group received conventional antihypertensive medication and health education, while the observation group received additional auricular point pressure and acupoint application therapy for 12 weeks. The therapeutic efficacy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome scores, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure parameters, and vascular endothelial function indices were compared between the two groups before and after intervention. 【Results】 The total effective rate in the observation group was 94.34%, significantly higher than 81.13% in the control group (P<0.05). After intervention, TCM syndrome scores, blood pressure level, plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, while nitric oxide (NO) level in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (all P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 Auricular point pressure combined with acupoint application can effectively stabilize blood pressure fluctuations and improve vascular endothelial function in elderly hypertensive patients. This combined non-pharmacological TCM therapy shows good adjunctive clinical value and is worthy of wider clinical promotion.
杨凤平, 张井兰, 祁小丹. 耳穴压豆联合穴位贴敷对老年高血压患者血压波动及血管内皮功能的影响[J]. 医学临床研究, 2025, 42(10): 1770-1773.
YANG Fengping, ZHANG Jinglan, QI Xiaodan. Effect of Auricular Point Pressure Combined with Acupoint Application on Blood Pressure Fluctuation and Vascular Endothelial Function in Elderly Patients with Hypertension. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH, 2025, 42(10): 1770-1773.