Anti-ischemic effect and cardiodynamic changes under low-intensive laser irradiation compared to the obsidan effect in patients with angina pectoris

Purpose: to estimate the anti-anginal effect and to assess changes in hemodynamic parameters in patients with angina pectoris (AP) under low-intensive laser irradiation and to compare them with those under Obsidan preparation administration. Materials and methods. 70 males with AP of functional class I–IV were enrolled in the study and randomized into 2 equivalent groups: Group 1 – patients who took Obsidan; Group 2 — patients who were treated with infrared laser light. Patients were examined at the initial stage-one hour after 40 mg Obsidan take (Group 1), and one month after 10-day course of laser therapy (LT) (Group 2). All patients had echocardiography and cycle ergometric test. Results. The performed examinations showed a statistically significant increase in exercise tolerance in patients of LT group and Obsidan group by 35.0% and 34.1%, respectively. It should be noted that echocardiographic indicators had unidirectional, statistically significant shifts characterized by improvements in the myocardial inotropic function: decrease in the end-systolic volume by 17.9% and 18.8%, increase in the left ventricular ejection fraction from 50.3 ± 6.2 to 55.7 ± 5.8% and from 46.3 ± 4.3 to 50.1 ± 6.1 after LT and Obsidan , respectively. The optimal diastolic cardiac function was confirmed by the reduced time of myocardium isometric relaxation from 112.9 ± 24.3 to 94.3 ± 25.3 ms (p=0.012) under LT and from 110.3 ± 22.7 to 97.3 ± 19.3 ms under Obsidan (p=0.012). Results of the exercise tolerance test indicated the activation of cardiac economy mechanisms in both groups. Conclusion. Low-intensive LT had an impact at the cardiac activity similar to that of Obsidan. Moreover, it also has the equal anti-ischemic effect what may be explained by the decrease of energy expenditure during physical activity in patients with AP.