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Blum N, Blum A. Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients. Exp Clin Cardiol. 2007;12(1):29-32
Blum, N., & Blum, A. (2007). Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients. Experimental and clinical cardiology, 12(1), 29-32.
Blum, Nava, and Blum, Arnon. "Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients." Experimental and clinical cardiology vol. 12,1 (2007): 29-32.
Blum N, Blum A. Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients. Exp Clin Cardiol. 2007;12(1):29-32. PMID: 18650976; PMCID: PMC2359619.
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Exp Clin Cardiol. 2007;12(1):29-32.

Beneficial effects of sauna bathing for heart failure patients.

Experimental and clinical cardiology

Nava Blum, Arnon Blum

Affiliations

  1. School of Public Health, Haifa University, Haifa.

PMID: 18650976 PMCID: PMC2359619

Abstract

Generally, the sauna bathing has been contraindicated for patients with chronic heart failure. However, it has been well tolerated and improved hemodynamics has been shown in patients with chronic heart failure after a single exposure and after a four-week period of sauna bathing (five days per week). Left ventricular ejection fraction increased from 24+/-7% to 31+/-9% and left ventricular end-diastolic dimension decreased from 66+/-6 mm to 62+/-5 mm after four weeks. In the present review, the mechanisms of action, the clinical data available to date and the possible beneficial effects of sauna bathing for patients with heart failure are discussed, as well as the precautions and the contraindications in this specific group of patients with chronic heart failure.

Keywords: Congestive heart failure; Endothelial function

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