Electromagnetic field therapy in cardiovascular diseases: A review of patents, clinically effective devices, and mechanism of therapeutic effects

Danesh Soltani; Sahar Samimi; Ali Vasheghani-Farahani; Seyed Peyman Shariatpanahi; Parviz Abdolmaleki; Alireza Madjid Ansari

doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2021.10.006

Electromagnetic field therapy in cardiovascular diseases: A review of patents, clinically effective devices, and mechanism of therapeutic effects

Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Feb;33(2):72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.10.006. Epub 2021 Oct 20.

Authors

Danesh Soltani¹, Sahar Samimi², Ali Vasheghani-Farahani³, Seyed Peyman Shariatpanahi⁴, Parviz Abdolmaleki⁵, Alireza Madjid Ansari⁶

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center (CPPRC), Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: soltani.danesh@yahoo.com.
² Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center (CPPRC), Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: avasheghani@tums.ac.ir.
⁴ Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 34678423
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.10.006

Abstract

In recent years, electromagnetic field (EMF) therapy has gathered much attention for its protective effects on cardiovascular functions. From reviewing the literature, it is evident that exposure to specific EMF spectrums, such as static- and extremely low frequency (ELF)- EMFs, by EMF-generating devices can be considered as a safe method for therapeutic means in various cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and hypertension. This review article will describe registered patents and non-invasive clinically effective devices that generate EMF to target various cardiovascular diseases based on their mechanism of therapeutic effects.

Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Electromagnetic fields; Medical devices; Patents.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases* / diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases* / therapy
Electromagnetic Fields / adverse effects
Humans
Hypertension*
Magnetic Field Therapy* / adverse effects