Acute effects of Finnish sauna and cold-water immersion on haemodynamic variables and autonomic nervous system activity in patients with heart failure

Conclusions
Acute exposure to Finnish sauna and cold-water immersion causes haemodynamic alterations in chronic heart failure patients similarly to control subjects and in particular did not provoke an excessive increase in adrenergic activity or complex arrhythmias.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - March 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Radtke, T., Poerschke, D., Wilhelm, M., Trachsel, L. D., Tschanz, H., Matter, F., Jauslin, D., Saner, H., Schmid, J.-P. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research