The influence of low-intensity intravenous laser irradiation of the blood on the endothelial function in the patients presenting with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Abstract

The present study included 100 patients presenting with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) including 68 (68%) women and 32 (32%) men. They were divided into 2 groups, with the study group comprised of 70 patients and the control one containing 30 patients. The objective of the study was to estimate the influence of low-intensity intravenous laser irradiation of the blood on the NO-producing function of vascular endothelium in the patients suffering GERD. The results of the study indicate that traditional medicamental therapy of the patients with GERD does not produce a significant improvement of plasma levels of stable nitric oxide metabolites whereas low-intensity intravenous laser irradiation of the blood results in well apparent normalization of this parameter regardless of its initial value, either high or low.