PBM Research55 studies
Photobiomodulation for Heart
55 peer-reviewed studies on light therapy for heart, spanning 1988 to 2019. Filtered from the full PBM database of 4,914 studies.
55
Total Studies
9
Human Studies
48
Positive Results
3
Wavelength Bands
Study Types
Rat
29 (53%)
Human
9 (16%)
Review
5 (9%)
Animal
4 (7%)
In vitro
4 (7%)
Mouse
2 (4%)
Outcomes
positive
48 (87%)
unclear
6 (11%)
negative
1 (2%)
Wavelength Distribution
Red (600-700nm)
20 studies
Not specified
19 studies
Near-IR (700-900nm)
16 studies
All Studies (55)
Noninvasive LED therapy: A novel approach for post-infarction ventricular arrhythmias and neuro-immune modulation.
WangJ Cardiovasc Electrophysiol2019610nm
positiveRat
Light-emitting diode therapy protects against ventricular arrhythmias by neuro-immune modulation in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion rat model.
WangJ Neuroinflammation2019610nm
positiveRat
Acute effect of photobiomodulation using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on baroreflex sensitivity during and after constant loading exercise in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Milan-MattosLasers Med Sci2019850nm
positiveHuman
Photobiomodulation therapy combined with carvedilol attenuates post-infarction heart failure by suppressing excessive inflammation and oxidative stress in rats.
GrandinettiSci Rep2019830nm
positiveRat
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.
SteinPhotomed Laser Surg2018850nm
positiveHuman
Low-level light therapy reduces platelet destruction during extracorporeal circulation
DrohomireckaSci Rep2018
negativeAnimal
Surface electromyography after lower level laser therapy application on skeletal muscles in individuals with heart failure.
DelacosteLasers Med Sci2018850nm
positiveHuman
Adjunctive laser-stimulated stem-cells therapy to primary reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction in humans: Safety and feasibility study.
Elbaz-GreenerJ Interv Cardiol2018808nm
positiveHuman
Influence of Low-Intensive Red Light on the Myocardium in Experimental Asphyxia.
BavrinaBull Exp Biol Med2018
positiveRat
A Role for Photobiomodulation in the Prevention of Myocardial Ischemic Reperfusion Injury: A Systematic Review and Potential Molecular Mechanisms.
LiebertSci Rep2017
unclearReview
Effect of low-level laser-treated mesenchymal stem cells on myocardial infarction.
El GammalLasers Med Sci2017
unclearReview
Low-Level Laser Application in the Early Myocardial Infarction Stage Has No Beneficial Role in Heart Failure
ManchiniFront Physiol2017660nm
positiveRat
Maximal oxygen uptake and exercise tolerance are improved in rats with heart failure subjected to low-level laser therapy associated with resistance training.
HentschkeLasers Med Sci2016850nm
positiveRat
Acute effects of low-level laser therapy irradiation on blood lactate and muscle fatigue perception in hospitalized patients with heart failure-a pilot study.
BublitzLasers Med Sci2016808nm
positiveHuman
Light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT) improves functional capacity in rats with heart failure.
CapalongaLasers Med Sci2016850nm
positiveRat
Low-Level Laser Therapy to the Bone Marrow Reduces Scarring and Improves Heart Function Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Pig.
BlattPhotomed Laser Surg2016808nm
positiveAnimal
Role of low-level laser therapy on the cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction: A systematic review of experimental studies.
CarlosLife Sci2016
unclearReview
Low-Level Laser Irradiation Precondition for Cardiac Regenerative Therapy.
Liu & ZhangPhotomed Laser Surg2016
unclearReview
Method for Correction of Consequences of Radiation-Induced Heart Disease using Low-Intensity Electromagnetic Emission under Experimental Conditions.
BavrinaBull Exp Biol Med2015
positiveRat
Application of Low-Level Laser Therapy Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Surgery.
Kazemi KhooJ Lasers Med Sci2014810nm
positiveHuman
The influence of low-level laser therapy on parameters of oxidative stress and DNA damage on muscle and plasma in rats with heart failure.
BiasibettiLasers Med Sci2014660nm
positiveRat
Cardioprotection from ischemia-reperfusion injury by near-infrared light in rats.
QuirkPhotomed Laser Surg2014670nm
positiveRat
Blue LEDs get the Nobel Prize while Red LEDs are poised to save lives
Karam&AkarFront Physiol2014
unclearAnimal
Far red/near infrared light-induced protection against cardiac ischemia and reperfusion injury remains intact under diabetic conditions and is independent of nitric oxide synthase.
KeszlerFront Physiol2014670nm
positiveMouse
Amelioration of cardiac function and activation of anti-inflammatory vasoactive peptides expression in the rat myocardium by low level laser therapy.
ManchiniPLoS One2014660nm
positiveRat
Low-level laser therapy improves the inflammatory profile of rats with heart failure.
HentschkeLasers Med Sci2013660nm
positiveRat
Effect of low-level laser irradiation on oxygen free radicals and ventricular remodeling in the infarcted rat heart.
YangPhotomed Laser Surg2013635nm
positiveRat
Light-induced vasodilation of coronary arteries and its possible clinical implication.
PlassAnn Thorac Surg2012
positiveIn vitro
Low-level-laser irradiation induces photorelaxation in coronary arteries and overcomes vasospasm of internal thoracic arteries.
PlassLasers Surg Med2012680nm
positiveIn vitro
Low-level laser irradiation alters cardiac cytokine expression following acute myocardial infarction: a potential mechanism for laser therapy.
YangPhotomed Laser Surg2011635nm
positiveRat
Low-power light and isolated rat hearts after ischemia of myocardium.
MonichJ Photochem Photobiol B2011633nm
positiveRat
Induction of autologous mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow by low-level laser therapy has profound beneficial effects on the infarcted rat heart.
TubyLasers Surg Med2011804nm
positiveRat
Low level laser irradiation precondition to create friendly milieu of infarcted myocardium and enhance early survival of transplanted bone marrow cells.
ZhangJ Cell Mol Med2010804nm
positiveRat
Near infrared light protects cardiomyocytes from hypoxia and reoxygenation injury by a nitric oxide dependent mechanism.
ZhangJ Mol Cell Cardiol2009
positiveIn vitro
Enhancement of nitric oxide release from nitrosyl hemoglobin and nitrosyl myoglobin by red/near infrared radiation: potential role in cardioprotection.
LohrJ Mol Cell Cardiol2009670nm
positiveRabbit
Implantation of low-level laser irradiated mesenchymal stem cells into the infarcted rat heart is associated with reduction in infarct size and enhanced angiogenesis.
TubyPhotomed Laser Surg2009
positiveRat
Effect of low-intensity laser irradiation and wideband red light on experimentally ischemized myocardium.
MalinovskayaBull Exp Biol Med2008
positiveRat
Laser biostimulation in end-stage multivessel coronary artery disease--a preliminary observational study.
ZycińskiKardiol Pol2007633nm
positiveHuman
Effect of different LLLT on pituitrin-induced bradycardia in the rabbit.
ZhaoLasers Med Sci2006
positiveRabbit
Modulations of VEGF and iNOS in the rat heart by low level laser therapy are associated with cardioprotection and enhanced angiogenesis.
TubyLasers Surg Med2006804nm
positiveRat
It is time to test low level laser therapy in Great Britain.
Moshkovska & MayberryPostgrad Med J2005
unclearReview
Singlet oxygen energy illumination during moderate cold ischemia prolongs the survival of concordant hamster xeno-heart transplants.
LukesTransplant Proc2005634nm
positiveRat
Low-power Helium-Neon laser irradiation enhances the expression of VEGF in murine myocardium.
ZhangChin Med J (Engl)2004633nm
positiveRat
Long-term effect of low energy laser irradiation on infarction and reperfusion injury in the rat heart.
YaakobiLasers Surg Med2001804nm
positiveRat
Attenuation of infarct size in rats and dogs after myocardial infarction by low-energy laser irradiation.
OronLasers Surg Med2001
positiveRat
Low-energy laser irradiation reduces formation of scar tissue after myocardial infarction in rats and dogs.
OronCirculation2001803nm
positiveRat
Impact of low level laser irradiation on infarct size in the rat following myocardial infarction.
Ad & OronInt J Cardiol2001
positiveRat
Effects of red light on postischemic myocardium during reperfusion.
DrugovaBull Exp Biol Med2001
positiveRat
Ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction: effect of low-intensity laser irradiation.
Whittaker & PattersonLasers Surg Med2000780nm
positiveRat
Recovery from sarafotoxin-b induced cardiopathological effects in mice following low energy laser irradiation.
YaakovBasic Res Cardiol2000
positiveMouse