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ReviewOchsner journal2014

Meditation and coronary heart disease: a review of the current clinical evidence.

Indranill Basu Ray, Arthur R Menezes, Pavan Malur, Aimee E Hiltbold, John P Reilly, Carl J Lavie

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Review in Ochsner journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Indranill Basu RayTulane Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Arthur R MenezesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Pavan MalurDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Aimee E HiltboldTulane Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
John P ReillyDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Carl J LavieDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA ; Department of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA ; The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChest pain from coronary heart disease (CHD) accounts for more than 8 million emergency department visits every year in the United States, emphasizing the need for cardiovascular (CV) interventions to help reduce this high number. Meditation--a state of contemplation, concentration, and reflection--has the potential to help decrease CV disease.

methodsThis article reviews the available data regarding the effects of meditation on various aspects of CV health.

resultsDuring the past few decades, multiple studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of meditation on various CV risk factors. In addition to decreasing CV mortality, meditation has also been shown to improve conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and high cortisol levels. Still unclear is how current medical therapies impact overall CHD in comparison to meditation techniques.

conclusionProspective trials are needed to study the effects of meditation on CV risk factors, to provide guidelines for daily meditation practice, and to determine the efficacy of meditation compared to current pharmacologic therapies.

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Cardiovascular diseasecoronary diseasemeditationmind-body therapies

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PMID25598736
PMCPMC4295748

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