Acute Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Patients' Functional Capacity in the Postoperative Period of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Randomized, Crossover, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery
Cinara SteinRodrigo Della Méa Plentz

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the functional capacity to exercise tested by incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Fifteen male patients (60 ± 9 years) were crossed over during the experiment, to compare the outcomes after active LLLT and placebo LLLT treatments. LLLT (850 nm, 200 mW, 30 J to each point, resulting in a total of 240 J per quadriceps muscle), using a multidiode cluster (five spots; 6 J/spot) in eight points per leg was performed 3 min before the ISWT. We analyzed distance walked, Borg scale of perceived exertion, heart rate, and brachial arterial blood pressure. Markers of tissue damage [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)] and oxidative stress [lipid peroxidation, total thiol levels, and antioxidant enzyme activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT)] were also measured in peripheral blood. Comparison of the distances walked revealed no significant differences between the LLLT and placebo LLLT groups (p = 0.779). Regarding the Borg scale (p = 0.567), heart rate (p = 0.506) as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.164 and p = 0.140, respectively), no differences were observed betw...Continue Reading

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