Evaluation of the efficacy of general magnetotherapy in the combined treatment of elderly subjects with chronic cardiac failure in an outpatient setting

The problem of therapy of functional class I-II chronic cardiac failure (FC I-II CCF) in elderly patients remains unresolved. The absence of the desired effect of medicamentous treatment and its frequent side effects dictate the necessity of the search for a safe and efficacious therapeutic modality with which to manage this disease in patients of advanced age. The objective of the present study was to evaluate effects of general magnetotherapy on the clinical course of FC I-II CCF in such patients treated in an outpatient setting. The selected patients presented with FC I- II CCF (NYHA, 1964) that developed from coronary heart disease and/or arterial hypertension. It was shown that inclusion of general magnetotherapy into combined treatment of elderly patients presenting with FC I-II CCF reduces manifestation of early clinical symptoms of the disease, improves parameters of systemic hemodynamics, enhances tolerance of physical exercises, and has beneficial effect on the quality of life.

chronic cardiac failure, general magnetotherapy, elderly patients, quality of life