SynthesisArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2014
Tai Chi Chuan for cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary arterial disease.
Synthesis in Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016Pooled it
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- Potential preservative mechanisms of cardiac rehabilitation pathways on endothelial function in coronary heart disease.Science China. Life sciences · 2025Review
- Effects of Different Exercise Interventions on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, as Measured by Peak Oxygen Consumption in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Effects and Safety of Non-Pharmacological Therapies of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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- Evidence-Based Alternative Therapies that "Touch the Heart".Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Article
- Meditative Movement, Energetic, and Physical Analyses of Three Qigong Exercises: Unification of Eastern and Western Mechanistic Exercise Theory.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- The Effect of Tai Chi on Cardiorespiratory Fitness for Coronary Disease Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral studies have shown that Tai Chi Chuan can improve cardiac function in patients with heart disease.
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review of the literature to assess the effects of Tai Chi Chuan on cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary artery disease.
methodsWe performed a search for studies published in English, Portuguese and Spanish in the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS and Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials. Data were extracted in a standardized manner by three independent investigators, who were responsible for assessing the methodological quality of the manuscripts.
resultsThe initial search found 201 studies that, after review of titles and abstracts, resulted in a selection of 12 manuscripts. They were fully analyzed and of these, nine were excluded. As a final result, three randomized controlled trials remained. The studies analyzed in this systematic review included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of coronary artery disease, all were clinically stable and able to exercise. The three experiments had a control group that practiced structured exercise training or received counseling for exercise. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 12 months.
conclusionPreliminary evidence suggests that Tai Chi Chuan can be an unconventional form of cardiac rehabilitation, being an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of patients with stable coronary artery disease. However, the methodological quality of the included articles and the small sample sizes clearly indicate that new randomized controlled trials are needed in this regard.
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