Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of Tongxinluo superfine powder on cardiac function, infarct size and the number of myocardial capillaries in a rabbit model of acute myocardial infarction.METHODS: A total of 32 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into four groups: sham operation group, model group, treatment group,and pre-treatment, the experiment of pre-treatment group was performed 6 weeks early than the treat) group,The four groups use a unified modeling technique. An acute myocardial infarction model was established through external application of70% ferric chloride on the coronary artery. After 7 d,electrocardiogram, ultrasonography of cardiac function, micro-computed tomography, pathology and other data were collected.RESULTS: In the treatment and pre-treatment groups, ejection fraction, left ventricular short axis shortening rate, left ventricular end-systolic diameter and cardiac output significantly improved, the number of capillaries significantly increased, and infarct size significantly decreased. In addition, the results suggest that the value of intra-ventricular pressure and the situation of electrocardiogram also changed to different degrees with the increasing of treatment of cycle.CONCLUSION: Tongxinluo superfine powder can protect the myocardium, improve the blood supply of the myocardium and reduce the degree of myocardial injury, during acute stage of myocardial infarction.

Key words: Myocardial infarction, Myocardium, Microcirculation, X-Ray Microtomography, Ferric chloride, Tongxinluo superfine powder