[The effect of radon baths on the physical work capacity and extrasystole in patients with ischemic heart disease and stable stenocardia].

Abstract

Balneotherapy was given to 113 patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) with stable angina (functional class I and II). 40 patients and 43 patients took radon baths (40 nCi/l and 120 nCi/l, respectively), 30 patients took the course of fresh-water baths. Treatment results were assessed at spiroveloergometry and ambulatory Holter monitoring. Radon baths had a training effect in IHD with extra-systole. It manifests in higher physical performance and coronary heart reserve. Antiarrhythmic effect of the radon baths was different: a significant reduction in the average number of 24-h ventricular extrasystoles by 78.1, supraventricular extrasystoles by 92.3%, and by 79.9 and 94.7% for the 40 nCi/l baths and 120 nCi/l baths, respectively.

• Authors: S V Klemenkov, O B Davydova, Ia F Levitskiĭ, O G Atrashkevich, I V Kubushko, V A Makarenko
• Journal: Voprosy kurortologii, fizioterapii, i lechebnoi fizicheskoi kultury (Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult) 1999 Nov-Dec Issue 6 Pg. 6-9 ISSN: 0042-8787 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Vliianie radonovykh vann na fizicheskuiu rabotosposobnost' i ékstrasistoliiu bol'nykh ishemicheskoĭ bolezn'iu serdtsa so stabil'noĭ stenokardieĭ.
• PMID: 10641538 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Radon

Topics

• Angina Pectoris (physiopathology, rehabilitation)
• Baths (methods)
• Cardiac Complexes, Premature (physiopathology, rehabilitation)
• Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
• Electrocardiography, Ambulatory (statistics & numerical data)
• Exercise Test (statistics & numerical data)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Ischemia (physiopathology, rehabilitation)
• Physical Fitness (physiology)
• Radon (therapeutic use)
• Remission Induction
• Spirometry (statistics & numerical data)