Hypoxia Training Suppresses Harmful Cardiac Nitric Oxide Product...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 05/27/2008 - 08:30

Ischemic heart disease is the leading killer in the United States and other developed nations, yet clinically effective, noninvasive therapies to prevent ischemic damage of the heart remain elusive.

Researchers are studying how a program of brief, moderate hypoxia exposures increases the heart's resistance to ischemia-induced damage.

This study shows that hypoxia conditioning dampens enzymatic nitric oxide formation, which minimizes the toxic burst of nitric oxide formation when blocked coronary arteries are reopened.

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