Cardiovascular and Thermal Response to Dry-Sauna Exposure in Healthy Subjects
Table 3
Resting values of ccontractility and heart muscle cycle parameters; all data are expressed as means ± standard deviations, and values (abbreviations are listed in the “Introduction” Section 1).
Parameter
before_S
after_S
S_ + 3 h
S_ + 6 h
IC (1000/s)
61 ± 11.4
61.5 ± 17.8
65.7 ± 15.8
66.1 ± 12.7
0.5221
ACI (100/s2)
80.5 ± 13.8
82.9 ± 19.1
87.9 ± 18.8
89.4 ± 17.3
0.1993
HI (1/s2)
0.34 ± 0.11
0.34 ± 0.12
0.41 ± 0.17
0.38 ± 0.09
LVET (ms)
320.4 ± 13
305.1 ± 12.9
307.5 ± 13.4
314.7 ± 13.7
PEP (ms)
116.7 ± 12.1
115.1 ± 10.1
111 ± 11.2
109.2 ± 9.8
STR (%)
36.6 ± 4.2
37.9 ± 3.6
36.2 ± 3.4
34.8 ± 3
0.1116
LVWI (mmHg*L/(min*m2))
4.0 ± 0.6
4.2 ± 0.7
4.4 ± 0.8
4.1 ± 0.6
0.2260
Indicates significantly different results; all parameters are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
