Open AccessEffects of Sauna Alone and Postexercise Sauna Baths on Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Variables in Patients With Untreated Hypertension
Author(s) -
Gayda Mathieu,
Paillard François,
Sosner Philippe,
Juneau Martin,
Garzon Mauricio,
Gonzalez Mariel,
Bélanger Ma,
Nigam Anil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00637.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , hemodynamics , ambulatory blood pressure , cardiology , ambulatory
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) . 2012;00:00–00 ©2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The effects of sauna alone vs exercise and sauna on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and central hemodynamic variables were measured in 16 patients with untreated hypertension assigned to a control period, sauna, or exercise and sauna. Exercise and sauna had positive effects on 24‐hour systolic and mean blood pressure in patients with untreated hypertension. Exercise and sauna and sauna alone reduce total vascular resistance, with positive effects lasting up to 120 minutes after heat exposure.