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Expert Opinion: Meditation and Cardiovascular Health: What is the Link?
Sebastian Schnaubelt1, Andreas Hammer2, Lorenz Koller2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna Austria.
Abstract:
Meditation as a form of body-mind interaction for primary and secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease has been discussed critically in the past. However, data that aimed to link this intervention to a reduction of various aspects of cardiovascular disease, rendering it a potential part of a cost-effective treatment approach in patients at risk, remain scarce and inconclusive. This article aims to provide an overview of currently available evidence in the literature and the potential impact of meditation on cardiovascular health. However, the data highlighted in this article cannot render with certainty directly reproducible effects of meditation on patients' cardiovascular disease profiles. Meditation may be suggested only as an additional link in the chain of primary and secondary prevention until future research provides sufficient data on this topic.
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