Trial reportDeutsches Arzteblatt international2016
The Cardiovascular Effect of Musical Genres.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of music on patients with cardiovascular diseases and during cardiovascular interventions : A systematic review.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2021Pooled it
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- Mozart for the brain - a pilot study on physiological effects of auditive stimulation in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- High blood pressure inhibits cardiovascular responsiveness to expressive classical music.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Indian Music as an Auditory Stimulus on Physiological Measures of Stress, Anxiety, Cardiovascular and Autonomic Responses in Humans-A Randomized Controlled Trial.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Article
- [Effects of music in intensive care medicine].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2022Review
- Induction of Relaxation by Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2021Article
- A Proposal for a Data-Driven Approach to the Influence of Music on Heart Dynamics.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- "Mozart effect" for Parkinson's disease: music as medicine.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Article
- The Influence of Different Auditory Stimuli on Attentiveness and Responsiveness in Road Traffic in Simulated Traffic Situations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Michelangelo Effect: Art Improves the Performance in a Virtual Reality Task Developed for Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Cancer patients and music: (prospective) results from a survey to evaluate potential complementary treatment approaches.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2019Article
- Improved Learning Performance.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017Article
- Methodological Limitations.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017Article
- Music and Neurophysiology.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017Article
- In Reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017Article
- Effect Depends on Subjective Perception.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe effect of different musical styles on serum cortisol levels, blood pressure, and heart rate is currently unknown.
methods60 subjects were randomly assigned to three groups that listened to various compositions by W. A. Mozart, J. Strauss Jr., or ABBA for 25 minutes. Their serum cortisol concentrations, heart rate, and blood pressure were measured before and after the listening session. The same variables were measured in a control group of 60 subjects who did not listen to music but rested in silence.
resultsMusic by Mozart and Strauss markedly lowered the subjects' blood pressure (systolic: -4.7 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval [-6.9; -2.5] and -3.7 mm Hg [-6.1; -1.4]; diastolic: -2.1 mm Hg [-3.8; -0.4] and -2.9 mm Hg [-4.9; -0.9], p<0.001), while music by ABBA did not (systolic: -1.7 mm Hg [-3.9; 0.6]; diastolic: -0.1 mm Hg [-2.0; 1.8]). Similar findings were made with respect to heart rate. There were no such changes in the control group. Serum cortisol levels decreased in all groups (Mozart: -4.56 μ/dL [-5.72; -3.39], Strauss: -4.76 μg/dL [-5.94; -3.58], ABBA: -3.00 μg/dL [-5.28; -2.69], silence: -2.39 μg/dL [-3.26; -1.52], p*lt;0.001). The observed effects were not correlated with the style of music individually preferred by the subjects.
conclusionMusic by Mozart and Strauss lowered the subjects' blood pressure and heart rate, while music by ABBA did not. Mozart's music had the strongest effect; the piece used was his Symphony No. 40 in g minor (KV 550).
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