Research progress on the role of winter swimming in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction

• Published in: Ji chu yi xue yu lin chuang = Jichu yixue yu linchuang = Basic medical sciences and clinics Vol. 42; no. 12; pp. 1921 - 1924
• Main Author: SHI Yang, BI Xiao-lei, SHAO Yi-bing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences / Peking Union Medical College 01.12.2022
• Subjects: winter swimming|cold stimulation|coronary heart disease
• DOI: 10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2022.12.1921
• ISSN: 1001-6325

Incidence rate and mortality rate of acute cardiovascular disease(CVD), especially acute myocardial infarction(AMI)are significantly higher in cold environment. This may be closely related to sympathetic activation, blood viscosity change, coagulation activation, oxidative stress, inflammatory response and other factors affecting plaque stability by cold stimulation. Winter swimming is a kind of sports exposed to extreme cold pressure. People who often engage in winter swimming will have different degrees of cold adaptation, which may provide some protection to cardiovascular system against cold exposure.