title: Heat therapy: an ancient concept re-examined in the era of advanced biomedical technologies.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Unit, First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodore G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.affiliation: Institute of History of Medicine and Public Health, CHUV, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Prevention and Research Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanase D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Protogerou
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Unit, First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced