TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASES BY M EANS OF ADAPTATION TO PERIODIC HYPOXIA IN PRESSURE CHAMBER

Adaptation to periodic hypoxia (decompression 490 mm Hg) in a multipla ce medical pressure chamber of patients with hypertension, cardial neu rocirculatory asthenia, coronary heart disease produced a persistent h ypotensive effect with improvement of central and peripheral hemodynam ics, oxygen homeostasis, electrolyte balance of blood. In patients wit h neurocirculatory asthenia associated with ventricular and supraventr icular extrasystole positive hemodynamic changes accompanied a persist ent antiarrhythmic effect. In addition to the latter, CHD patients exp erienced improvement in myocardial contractility. Clinical effect of b aroadaptation to hypoxia manifesting in symptom relief permitted the p hysicians to diminish the intensity of chemotherapy and to abolish it in patients with neurocirculatory asthenia.