Trial reportJournal of the American College of Cardiology2020
Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Trial.
Trial report in Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Home-based versus centre-based cardiac rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.European heart journal · 2023Pooled it
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- Effects of Yogic Interventions on Patients Diagnosed With Cardiac Diseases. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: Current Perspectives from Randomized Controlled Trials in Coronary Artery Disease.Vascular health and risk management · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of cardiac rehabilitation in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Progress in cardiovascular diseasesPooled it
- Long-term mortality and MACE outcomes of yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with CABG: a 15-year legacy study of a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Mediators of the effect of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on hospitalisation risk in people with coronary heart disease - the CaReMATCH individual participant data meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- World Heart Federation Roadmap on cardiac rehabilitation: a pathway to lifelong cardiovascular health.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
- Comprehensive review on the benefits and physiological basis of yoga.World journal of methodology · 2026Review
- Safety, feasibility and impact of a 12-week yoga program in adults Fontan patients: a pilot study.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2026Article
- Systematic review of cardiovascular care delivery across health systems in the Asia-Pacific: a regional roadmap for strengthening cardiovascular care.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
- Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Assessment of the Bangla Heart Manual in patients with coronary heart disease and their caregivers in Bangladesh: a feasibility study.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Implementation and Strategies to Support Adoption of the World Heart Federation Roadmap on Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pathway to Improve Lifelong Cardiovascular Health.Global heart · 2026Review
- Influence of Yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation on gut-microbiome diversity and Gut-Heart-Brain axis (YoGH-Biome) in heart failure: a study protocol.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Efficacy of yoga as an adjunct in cardiac rehabilitation in coronary artery disease patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundGiven the shortage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in India and poor uptake worldwide, there is an urgent need to find alternative models of CR that are inexpensive and may offer choice to subgroups with poor uptake (e.g., women and elderly).
objectivesThis study sought to evaluate the effects of yoga-based CR (Yoga-CaRe) on major cardiovascular events and self-rated health in a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
methodsThe trial was conducted in 24 medical centers across India. This study recruited 3,959 patients with acute myocardial infarction with a median and minimum follow-up of 22 and 6 months. Patients were individually randomized to receive either a Yoga-CaRe program (n = 1,970) or enhanced standard care involving educational advice (n = 1,989). The co-primary outcomes were: 1) first occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, or emergency cardiovascular hospitalization); and 2) self-rated health on the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-5 Level visual analogue scale at 12 weeks.
resultsMACE occurred in 131 (6.7%) patients in the Yoga-CaRe group and 146 (7.4%) patients in the enhanced standard care group (hazard ratio with Yoga-CaRe: 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.71 to 1.15; p = 0.41). Self-rated health was 77 in Yoga-CaRe and 75.7 in the enhanced standard care group (baseline-adjusted mean difference in favor of Yoga-CaRe: 1.5; 95% CI: 0.5 to 2.5; p = 0.002). The Yoga-CaRe group had greater return to pre-infarct activities, but there was no difference in tobacco cessation or medication adherence between the treatment groups (secondary outcomes).
conclusionsYoga-CaRe improved self-rated health and return to pre-infarct activities after acute myocardial infarction, but the trial lacked statistical power to show a difference in MACE. Yoga-CaRe may be an option when conventional CR is unavailable or unacceptable to individuals. (A study on effectiveness of YOGA based cardiac rehabilitation programme in India and United Kingdom; CTRI/2012/02/002408).
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