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case_images: The left and right show the Holter before TCM and after TCM. TCM = traditional Chinese medicine.
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case_images: Hospital, including coronary computed tomographic angiography, echocardiography, and Holter (Fig. 1-Fig. 3) and so on. He was ultimately diagnosed with PVC, and instructed to take propafenone hydrochloride tablets orally, 3 times a day, 150 mg each time, and recommended that the patient be treated for PVC through catheter ablation. On December 29, 2023, Holter was performed again, and the results showed that the number of PVC was 0 (Fig. 1).
case_images: The first 24 hours of the Holter before TCM. TCM = traditional Chinese medicine.
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case_images: F2
case_images: By ruling out other common causes of PVC, combined with the Holter monitoring, a significant increase in the number of PVCs during sleep (Fig. 2), and the patient's ineffective response to antiarrhythmic medication were observed.
case_images: Tongue image of the patient during the first 4 courses of treatment.
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case_images: F4
case_images: Analyzed the patient from the perspective of TCM: the tongue surface presented yellow color (Fig. 4), with a small blister on the tip, which indicated the presence of fire evil in heart.