ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012
Impact of transcendental meditation on left ventricular mass in african american adolescents.
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- Investigating the effect of transcendental meditation on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of human hypertension · 2015Pooled it
- Stress Reduction in the Prevention of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation and Health Education in Hypertensive African Americans.Ethnicity & disease · 2019Trial
- Stress reduction in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: randomized, controlled trial of transcendental meditation and health education in Blacks.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2012Trial
- Effects of Meditation on Cardiovascular and Muscular Responses in Patients during Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Randomized Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Prevention and Reversal of Morbidity in Today's Cardiovascular Patient: Role of Lifestyle Modification and Nutrition in the Current Era.Current cardiology reports · 2021Review
- Exploring Factors That Influence Children's Growth and Development During a Pandemic.Global pediatric health · 2021Review
- Pediatric hypertension: an updated review.Clinical hypertension · 2020Review
- Assessing Whether Meditation Improves Quality of Life for Adolescent Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Examining the Relationship between Mindfulness, Perceived Stress, and Blood Pressure in African-American College Students.Journal of best practices in health professions diversity : research, education and policy · 2018Article
- Transcendental meditation and blood pressure.Journal of human hypertension · 2016Article
- Transcendental Meditation in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and pathophysiological mechanisms: An evidence-based review.Advances in integrative medicine · 2014Article
- Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescents and Adults through the Transcendental Meditation(®) Program: A Research Review Update.Current hypertension reviews · 2012Article
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Abstract
Background. An early sign of ventricular remodeling is increased left ventricular mass (LVM) which over time may lead to left ventricular hypertrophy, the strongest predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, other than advancing age. Methods. 62 (30 TM; 32 CTL) African American adolescents (age 16.2 ± 1.3 years) with high normal systolic BP were randomly assigned to either 4-month Transcendental Meditation (TM) or health education control groups. The echocardiographic-derived measure of LVM index (LVMI = LVM/ht(2.7)) was measured before and after the 4-month TM study and at 4-month followup. 2D-guided M-mode echocardiography using a Hewlett Packard 5500 echosonograph was used to determine LVMI. Results. The TM group exhibited a greater decrease in LVMI at 4-month followup compared to the CTL group (-2.6 versus +0.3 gm/ht(2.7), P < 0.04). The TM group exhibited a lesser increase in BMI at 4-month follow-up compared to the CTL group (0.2 ± 1.6 versus 1.1 ± 1.4, P < 0.03). Conclusion. These findings indicate that among a group of prehypertensive African American adolescents, 4 months of TM compared to heath education resulted in a significant decrease in LVMI, and these changes were maintained at 4-month follow-up.
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