Hyperbaric oxygenation and antianginal preparations: the effect of a single combined use on the functional indices of the state of the heart in patients with angina pectoris | Canada Hyperbarics Skip to main content
Study Anesteziol Reanimatol 1992

Hyperbaric oxygenation and antianginal preparations: the effect of a single combined use on the functional indices of the state of the heart in patients with angina pectoris

Seriakov V, Efuni S, Sidorenko B — Anesteziol Reanimatol, 1992

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated how a single hyperbaric oxygen session, combined with common heart medications, affected heart function in 35 patients with angina.

What They Found

A single hyperbaric oxygen session (1.5 ATA for 40 minutes) lessened the indirect heart effects of nifedipine. It also increased the heart rate and contractility-reducing effects of propranolol. However, it did not change the effects of nitroglycerin.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This study only examined the effects of a single hyperbaric oxygen session, not a full course of treatment, limiting its long-term applicability.

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Study Details

Study Type Study
Category Cardiac
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 1416216
Year Published 1992
Journal Anesteziol Reanimatol
MeSH Terms Angina Pectoris; Combined Modality Therapy; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Nifedipine; Nitroglycerin; Propranolol

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