Effects of Sauna Alone and Postexercise Sauna Baths on Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Variables in Patients With Untreated Hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 553-560

  Gayda, Mathieu ^a   Paillard, François ^b   Sosner, Philippe ^a,c,d   Juneau, Martin ^a   Garzon, Mauricio ^a   Gonzalez, Mariel ^a   Bélanger, Manon ^a   Nigam, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUNA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 85027944255     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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