Effects of sauna bathing on exercise capacity and muscle function in HFpEF (SAUNA-HFpEF)
Sauna bathing was safe, feasible, and improved exercise capacity, body composition, muscle function, and QoL in HFpEF. Benefits diminished after withdrawal. A large multicentre controlled randomized trial is currently being planned.
Authors
- Lutz Schega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0421-0796)
- Vera Paar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4743-3220)
- Mohamed M. Bekhite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0346-9181)
- Peter Lemmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6935-6027)
- Tarek Bekfani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9714-1752)
- Kris Gregory Vargas
- Tom Behrendt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4103-4592)
- Thomas Groscheck
- Stephan von Haehling
- Alexander Schmeisser
- R C Braun-Dullaeus
- R Moebert
- S Seibel
- A Abo Hwach
- M Janashia
- Tor Biering-Sorensen
- P Christian Schulze
- Thilo Kaehne
- Alina Burger
- Alaa Daboul
- Stefan D Anker
- Thomas Rauwolf
- Michael Lichtenauer
- Tim Friede
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Berlin-Brandenburger Centrum für Regenerative Therapien (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- University Hospital Magdeburg (DE)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
- Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Heart Failure
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejhf/xuag082
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00