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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy's impact on cardiac function

Protocols were evaluated on the patients with “normal” aging heart

04-Feb-2020

Key points from article :

Study was conducted on 31 patients who underwent a 60-session treatment course.

Patients were evaluated before HBOT was administered and 3 weeks after treatment.

Repetitive HBOT protocols have a sustained effect on heart function.

Heart muscle contracted more efficiency throughout the 60-session protocol.

Effect was particularly evident in the left ventricle.

Study will be expanded to the scope a larger group, with symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

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International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Medical journal teaching cardiovascular imaging to the medical community

Marina Leitman

Head of Echocardiography Unit and Non-invasive Cardiology Service at Shamir Medical Center

Shai Efrati

Shai Efrati is an Israeli physician, an associate professor at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sagol School of Neuroscience

Shamir Medical Center

The fourth largest government hospital in Israel

The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine

One of the largest Hyperbaric centers worldwide

Topics mentioned on this page:
Heart Disease, Mitochondria