[Impact of photo hemotherapy on blood lipid composition in coronary heart disease].

The serum lipid composition (total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and triglycerides) was studied in 47 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) (Functional Classes II-IV) treated in the inpatient setting. A significant increase in the above parameters was found in 87% of the patients. During drug treatment, 28 patients received a course of photo hemotherapy (PHT), their blood was irradiated with blue light (Group 1). In another group, including 9 patients (Group 2), their blood underwent ultraviolet irradiation (UVI). A control group comprising 10 individuals received only drug treatment. In Group 1, there was a significant decrease in the levels of TC and LDL and an increase in the content of HDL. In Group 2, only the level of LDL decreased.