A single center three-arm parallel-group, randomized controlled study to evaluate antihypertensive effects of frequent immersion in thermoneutral water

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 1:188:73-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.022. Epub 2015 Apr 4.
No abstract available

Keywords: Balneology; Baths; Hydrotherapy; Hypertension; Immersion.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods
  • Diastole / physiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Rate / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hydrotherapy / methods*
  • Hypertension / diagnosis*
  • Hypertension / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reference Values
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Systole / physiology
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome