title: [Potential use of the sauna in the long-term treatment of hypertensive cardiovascular circulation disorders--a comparison with kinesiotherapy].
abstract: The authors report about the long-term response (one and three years) of blood pressure and heart frequency under rest and load (50 W) in patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, essential hypertension and after aortocoronary venous-bypass operation (ACVB) (n = 65) under regular visits (twice a week) to the Finnish sauna. In comparison, 68 hypertensive patients who took a regular kinesiotherapy (running and swimming) were studied. Besides the parameters of heart circulation mentioned above, peripheric microcirculation (M. tibialis anterior) by means of xenon-133 muscle clearance and central hemodynamics by means of LVEF (single probe with In 113) were studied in CHD-patients. Cardiac output at rest and under 50 W load was recorded in hypertensive patients. It was shown that regular balneotherapy had a positive effect on regulation of blood pressure and hemodynamics in patients with hypertension or CHD with hypertension, as had kinesiotherapy in hypertensive patients.
authors.affiliation: Poliklinik für Physiotherapie, Medizinische Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Winterfeld
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siewert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strangfeld
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Warnke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Engelmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029002:Steam Bath
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten des Einsatzes der Sauna in der Langzeitbehandlung von hypertonen Herz-Kreislauf-Regulationsstörungen--ein Vergleich zur Kinesiotherapie.