Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Authors

Dorairaj Prabhakaran · Emory University

Ambalam M. Chandrasekaran · Centre for Chronic Disease Control

Kalpana Singh · Centre for Chronic Disease Control

Bishav Mohan · Dayanand Medical College & Hospital

Kaushik Chattopadhyay · University of Nottingham

D.S. Chadha · Command Hospital

Prakash Chand Negi

Abstract

Yoga-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).

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Heart Failure Treatment and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volume 75, Issue 13, pp. 1551-1561

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.01.050

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