ORIGINAL ARTICLES——Clinical Study on Effect of Garlicin in Stabilizing the Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Plaque in Patients with Primary Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease

Objective： To investigate the effect of garlicin in treating carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque （OAAP） in patients with primary hypertension and coronary heart disease （PHT-OHD）. Methods： Seventynine patients with PHT-OHD were randomly divided into the treated group （39 patients） treated with garlicin and fosinopril and the control group （40 patients） treated with fosinopril alone. The change of OAAP was evaluated by high frequency ultrasonic examination every six months, and the changes of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 （IOAM-1） and high sensitive O-reactive protein （hs-ORP） were measured by ELISA, with the observation proceeding for 52 weeks totally. Results： By the end of the experiment, the number of complex plaques, Orouse integrals, intima-media thickness, serum IOAM-1 and hs-ORP were significantly lower in the treated group than those in the control group with significant difference （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Garlicin could stabilize CAAP to a certain extent and shows a definite vascular protective effect in patients with PHT-CHD.