Why the study?
Sauna therapy improves cardiovascular function through hemodynamic stimuli, but the hemodynamic response across the lifespan had not been quantified.
Does acute sauna heating elicit a similar hemodynamic response (shear rate and blood flow) in middle-aged adults compared to young adults?
Does acute sauna heating elicit a similar hemodynamic response (shear rate and blood flow) in middle-aged adults compared to young adults?
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Sauna therapy has been shown to improve cardiovascular health and function in older adults and individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factors. Specifically, improvements in vascular function have been reported and have been attributed to the increased hemodynamic stimuli on the vasculature associated with thermal stress. The present study quantified this hemodynamic response to a sauna protocol associated with improved cardiovascular health across the lifespan. Our data show that middle-aged adults have the same shear rate and blood flow response to sauna as young adults.
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Acute sauna heating produces similar beneficial hemodynamic stimuli (shear rate and blood flow) in both young and middle-aged adults.
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