The combination of hot sauna followed by cold water immersion carries a risk of coronary artery spasm, particularly for individuals with unstable coronary heart disease. — Whalespan
The combination of hot sauna followed by cold water immersion carries a risk of coronary artery spasm, particularly for individuals with unstable coronary heart disease.
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“Yeah, among those patients who have coronary heart disease and, especially if it's not stable condition then you have to be very careful. You cannot do that because there can be a spasm in the coronary artery, so it can be harmful yeah.”