Clinical Effects of Hypoxic Interval Training in Patients with Chronic Non-infectious Diseases (review)
https://doi.org/10.24884/1682-6655-2025-24-4-4-11
Abstract
This brief review presents data from the past 25 years on the clinical effectiveness of interval normobaric hypoxic training (IHT) in patients with cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure, cerebrovascular disease), respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma), and type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has been shown that IHT courses lead to systemic positive effects at the cellular, organ and systemic levels in all age groups with the widest range of diseases. IHT, as an alternative treatment and rehabilitation method for patients with chronic noninfectious diseases, is very promising and requires further development.
Keywords
chronic non-infectious diseases,
chronic non-communicable diseases,
interval normobaric hypoxic training
Supporting agencies: This work was carried out as part of an investigator-initiated research project (IIRP) on human microcirculation during interval hypoxic training.
About the Authors
V. S. Ososkov
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ososkov Vitaly S. – Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Microcirculation and Regional Circulation
10/3, Petroverigsky per., Moscow, 101990
A. A. Fedorovich
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine;
Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Fedorovich Andrey A. – Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in Medicine, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Microcirculation and Regional Circulation; Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular System
10/3, Petroverigsky per., Moscow, 101990
76A, Khoroshevskoe shosse, Moscow, 123007
A. I. Korolev
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Korolev Andrey I. – Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in Medicine, Head, Laboratory of Microcirculation and Regional Circulation
10/3, Petroverigsky per., Moscow, 101990
K. S. Samatova
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Samatova Kamila S. – Junior Researcher, Department of Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Obesity
10/3, Petroverigsky per., Moscow, 101990
O. M. Drapkina
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Drapkina Oksana M. – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Science; Director
10/3, Petroverigsky per., Moscow, 101990
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