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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2015

Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: State of the Evidence, Plausible Mechanisms, and Theoretical Framework.

Eric B Loucks, Zev Schuman-Olivier, Willoughby B Britton, David M Fresco, Gaelle Desbordes, Judson A Brewer, Carl Fulwiler

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03609450 (Mindfulness Influences on Self-regulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 73 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
16.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03609450 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Mindfulness Influences on Self-regulation: Mental and Physical Health Implications -- Integrating Mindfulness Into the Patient-Centered Medical Home (Phase 3)

TypeinterventionalSponsorCambridge Health AllianceRan2019 to 2020Enrolled96ConditionsDepression, Anxiety Disorders, Stress Related Disorder, Adjustment DisordersArmsMindfulness Training for Primary Care, Low-Dose Comparator
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020
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  5. Mindfulness for heart and mind: Mindfulness-based blood pressure reduction randomized clinical trial for depression symptoms.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026
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13 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Eric B LoucksDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, 121 South Main St., Providence, RI, 02906, USA. eric.loucks@brown.edu.
Zev Schuman-OlivierHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Willoughby B BrittonDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
David M FrescoDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
Gaelle DesbordesHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Judson A BrewerDepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
Carl FulwilerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
Brown University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USCambridge Health Alliance · USHarvard University · USKent State University · US

Funding

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for High Blood Pressure: A Two-Site RCTR01HL119977 · NHLBI · KENT STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FRESCO, DAVID M · 2014 to 2018
$3.8M
Mindfulness Influences on Self-Regulation: Mental and Physical Health ImplicationsUH2AT009145 · NCCIH · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI BRITTON, WILLOUGHBY, KING, JEAN A · 2015 to 2017
$2.7M
MBCT effects on brain mechanisms of interoceptive awareness and rumination in MDDK01AT008225 · NCCIH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DESBORDES, GAELLE · 2014 to 2018
$686k
Dismantling Mindfulness: Contributions of Attention vs. AcceptanceK23AT006328 · NCCIH · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI BRITTON, WILLOUGHBY · 2011 to 2015
$667k
NCCIH NIH HHS K01 AT008225NCCIH NIH HHS K23 AT006328NCCIH NIH HHS UH2 AT009145NCCIH NIH HHS UH2AT009145NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL119977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to provide (1) a synopsis on relations of mindfulness with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major CVD risk factors, and (2) an initial consensus-based overview of mechanisms and theoretical framework by which mindfulness might influence CVD. Initial evidence, often of limited methodological quality, suggests possible impacts of mindfulness on CVD risk factors including physical activity, smoking, diet, obesity, blood pressure, and diabetes regulation. Plausible mechanisms include (1) improved attention control (e.g., ability to hold attention on experiences related to CVD risk, such as smoking, diet, physical activity, and medication adherence), (2) emotion regulation (e.g., improved stress response, self-efficacy, and skills to manage craving for cigarettes, palatable foods, and sedentary activities), and (3) self-awareness (e.g., self-referential processing and awareness of physical sensations due to CVD risk factors). Understanding mechanisms and theoretical framework should improve etiologic knowledge, providing customized mindfulness intervention targets that could enable greater mindfulness intervention efficacy.

Indexed as

MindfulnessRisk Reduction BehaviorCardiovascular DiseasesCost-Benefit AnalysisEvidence-Based MedicineHumansSmokingCardiovascular diseaseEtiologyMindfulness

Identifiers

PMID26482755
PMCPMC4928628
OpenAlexW1958489853

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Registered trials

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