The sauna and the heart

Luurila, O

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.1992.tb00938.x

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“…Sauna bathing, an activity linked to relaxation and well-being, is associated with better hemodynamic function, leads to skin sweating-induced fluid loss and increase in heart rate [5,6]; and has been suggested to be associated with a better cardiovascular and circulatory function, especially among patients with chronic heart failure [7][8][9][10][11]. Previous studies have also shown that heat exposure of sauna bathing is associated with lower blood pressure [12,13], however some of these reports were based on limited study designs. We have recently shown that regular sauna bathing is associated with reduced risks of fatal cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and all-cause mortality [14].…”

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Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged Finnish men

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Background there are no previous studies linking repeated heat exposure of sauna and the risk of memory diseases. We aimed to investigate whether frequency of sauna bathing is associated with risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Setting prospective population-based study. Methods the frequency of sauna bathing was assessed at baseline in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease population-based prospective cohort study of 2,315 apparently healthy men aged 42–60 years at baseline, with baseline examinations conducted between 1984 and 1989. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dementia and Alzheimer's disease were ascertained using Cox-regression modelling with adjustment for potential confounders. Results during a median follow-up of 20.7 (interquartile range 18.1–22.6) years, a total of 204 and 123 diagnosed cases of dementia and Alzheimer's disease were respectively recorded. In analysis adjusted for age, alcohol consumption, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, smoking status, Type 2 diabetes, previous myocardial infarction, resting heart rate and serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, compared with men with only 1 sauna bathing session per week, the HR for dementia was 0.78 (95% CI: 0.57–1.06) for 2–3 sauna bathing sessions per week and 0.34 (95% CI: 0.16–0.71) for 4–7 sauna bathing sessions per week. The corresponding HRs for Alzheimer's disease were 0.80 (95% CI: 0.53–1.20) and 0.35 (95% CI: 0.14–0.90). Conclusion in this male population, moderate to high frequency of sauna bathing was associated with lowered risks of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Further studies are warranted to establish the potential mechanisms linking sauna bathing and memory diseases.

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Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged Finnish men

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“…However, published recommendations suggested that persons with aortic stenosis, unstable angina, severe orthostatic hypotension, or any history of recent myocardial infarction avoid hot bath therapy. 60,61 In conclusions, TCMs-mediated hot bath can dehydrate and clear uremic toxins by skin eccrine sweating in patients with chronic renal failure, decrease their skin complications and frequencies of adverse events (cardiovascular events, infection, or complications of dialysis). Therefore, it offers an adjuvant alternative renal replacement method for these subjects to reduce the frequency of dialysis due to its complications.…”

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Hot bath for the treatment of chronic renal failure

2013

Renal Failure

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Background: Dialysis and its complications were debated recently. There was lack of an adjuvant renal replacement method to reduce the complications of patients with chronic renal failure and dialysis itself. Materials and methods: In this article, we reviewed the role of thermal sweating in treating of the patients with chronic renal failure, and the role of traditional Chinese medicine in the therapy of chronic kidney diseases. Results: Thermal sweating can reduce interdialytic weight gain and improve the patients' blood pressure; Chinese herbal medicine can promote the excretion of uremic toxicities and relieve the skin disorders of these patients. Conclusions: Traditional Chinese medicine-mediated hot bath could be one of the adjuvant renal replacement methods.

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“…34 Other reports from Norway and Germany supported that sauna is well tolerated by CAD patients. 38 When comparing thermal treatment with exercise, several studies reported that the occurrence of myocardial ischemia in CAD patients during sauna was found to be significantly less than during exercise. 39,40 Thermal Therapy and MI.…”

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“…38 One early report suggested that b-blockers, particularly those with marked bradycardic effect, may impact the increase in heart rate due to heat stress, thus creating a hypotensive reaction. However, in more contemporary studies, patients who received thermal therapy continued using their regular medication for heart failure before and during the course of thermal therapy without reported adverse effects.…”

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Thermal Therapy: A Viable Adjunct in the Treatment of Heart Failure?

Mussivand

Alshaer

Haddad

et al. 2008

Congestive Heart Failure

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The aim of this work was to review and provide a summary of published literature on the clinical impact of thermal therapy (ie, warm water immersion, traditional sauna bathing, and dry infrared sauna) in patients with heart failure. Medline and Embase database literature searches were conducted, and studies that included measurement of heart failure‐related clinical parameters were reviewed. Thermal therapy was found to have a positive impact on key heart failure‐related parameters across multiple studies. Significant improvements were noted across a wide scope of heart failure‐related parameters in the areas of (1) endothelial function, (2) hemodynamics, (3) cardiac geometry, (4) neurohormonal markers, and (5) quality of life. Of special note, thermal therapy also conveyed a strong antiarrhythmic effect in heart failure patients. The clinical evidence highlights repeatable and compelling data showing that thermal therapy may provide an important and viable adjunct in the treatment of heart failure.

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The sauna and the heart

Cited by 35 publications

References 8 publications

Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged Finnish men

Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged Finnish men

Hot bath for the treatment of chronic renal failure

Thermal Therapy: A Viable Adjunct in the Treatment of Heart Failure?

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