caa a22 4500 445367563 CHVBK 20180317142935.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00484-010-0380-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00484-010-0380-7 Carbon dioxide balneotherapy and cardiovascular disease [Elektronische Daten] [Efstathios Pagourelias, Paraskevi Zorou, Miltiadis Tsaligopoulos, Vasilis Athyros, Asterios Karagiannis, Georgios Efthimiadis] Carbon dioxide (CO2) balneotherapy is a kind of remedy with a wide spectrum of applications which have been used since the Middle Ages. However, its potential use as an adjuvant therapeutic option in patients with cardiovascular disease is not yet fully clarified. We performed a thorough review of MEDLINE Database, EMBASE, ISI WEB of Knowledge, COCHRANE database and sites funded by balneotherapy centers across Europe in order to recognize relevant studies and aggregate evidence supporting the use of CO2 baths in various cardiovascular diseases. The three main effects of CO2 hydrotherapy during whole body or partial immersion, including decline in core temperature, an increase in cutaneous blood flow, and an elevation of the score on thermal sensation, are analyzed on a pathophysiology basis. Additionally, the indications and contra-indications of the method are presented in an evidence-based way, while the need for new methodologically sufficient studies examining the use of CO2 baths in other cardiovascular substrates is discussed. ISB, 2010 Carbon dioxide nationallicence Balneotherapy nationallicence Cardiovascular nationallicence Intermittent claudication nationallicence Pagourelias Efstathios First Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1, St Kiriakidi, 54626, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Zorou Paraskevi First Microbiology Laboratory, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Tsaligopoulos Miltiadis Otorinolaringology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Athyros Vasilis Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Karagiannis Asterios Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Efthimiadis Georgios First Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1, St Kiriakidi, 54626, Thessaloniki, Greece aut International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/5(2011-09-01), 657-663 0020-7128 55:5<657 2011 55 484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0380-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0380-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pagourelias Efstathios First Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1, St Kiriakidi, 54626, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zorou Paraskevi First Microbiology Laboratory, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tsaligopoulos Miltiadis Otorinolaringology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Athyros Vasilis Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karagiannis Asterios Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Efthimiadis Georgios First Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1, St Kiriakidi, 54626, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/5(2011-09-01), 657-663 0020-7128 55:5<657 2011 55 484 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer