Use of Complementary Therapies in Cardiovascular Disease

Prasad, Konasale; Sharma, Varun; Lackore, Kandace A.; Jenkins, Sarah M.; Prasad, Abhiram; Sood, Amit

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.010

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“…(3) 4 studies that included both female and male samples; (4) 4 studies that included active control groups; (5) 5 studies that included inactive control groups; (6) 4 studies that blinded outcome assessors; (7) 7 studies involving multiple massage sessions; and (8) 6 studies of massage therapy involving the head, neck, or back. Moderator analysis indicated that the studies that blinded outcome assessors yielded a larger effect size than did those that did not involve blinding (P G .001); studies that used an inactive control group had a significantly larger effect size than did those that included an active control group (P = .003).…”

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Effects of Massage on Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension and Prehypertension

Liao

Chen

Wang

et al. 2016

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

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Effects of Massage on Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension and Prehypertension

Liao

Chen

Wang

et al. 2016

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

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“…Despite these evidences, the use of meditation practice as an approach to complementary treatment of cardiovascular conditions is not as common as one would expect [63].…”

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Meditation can produce beneficial effects to prevent cardiovascular disease

Koike¹,

Cardoso²

2014

Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation

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Coronary heart disease is the major cause of global cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Lifestyle behaviour contributes as a risk factor: unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle, tobacco, alcohol, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and psychosocial stress. Atherosclerosis pathologic mechanisms involving oxidative stress, dyslipidemia, inflammation and senescence are associated with arterial wall damage and plaque formation. Stress reduction was observed in several types of meditation. After meditation, hormonal orchestration modulates effects in the central nervous system and in the body. All types of meditation are associated with blood pressure control, enhancement in insulin resistance, reduction of lipid peroxidation and cellular senescence, independent of type of meditation. This review presents scientific evidence to explain how meditation can produce beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, and particularly regarding vascular aspects.

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“…It was shown that it has greater advantages in improving the quality of life for patients in previous studies [23, 24]. There are many people willing to adopt the IM treatment for cardiovascular disease [25]. …”

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Analysis on Outcome of 3537 Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Integrative Medicine for Cardiovascular Events

Gao

Qiu

Yang

et al. 2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Aims. To investigate the treatment of hospitalized patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and the prognostic factors in Beijing, China. Materials and Methods. A multicenter prospective study was conducted through an integrative platform of clinical and research at 12 hospitals in Beijing, China. The clinical information of 3537 hospitalized patients with CAD was collected from September 2009 to May 2011, and the efficacy of secondary prevention during one-year followup was evaluated. In addition, a logistic regression analysis was performed to identify some factors which will have independent impact on the prognosis. Results. The average age of all patients was 64.88 ± 11.97. Of them, 65.42% are males. The medicines for patients were as follows: antiplatelet drugs accounting for 91.97%, statins accounting for 83.66%, β-receptor blockers accounting for 72.55%, ACEI/ARB accounting for 58.92%, and revascularization (including PCI and CABG) accounting for 40.29%. The overall incidence of cardiovascular events was 13.26% (469/3537). The logistic stepwise regression analysis showed that heart failure (OR, 3.707, 95% CI = 2.756–4.986), age ≥ 65 years old (OR, 2.007, 95% CI = 1.587–2.53), and myocardial infarction (OR, 1.649, 95% CI = 1.322–2.057) were the independent risk factors of others factors for cardiovascular events that occurred during followup of one-year period. Integrative medicine (IM) therapy showed the beneficial tendency for decreasing incidence of cardiovascular events, although no statistical significance was found (OR, 0.797, 95% CI = 0.613~1.036). Conclusions. Heart failure, age ≥ 65 years old, and myocardial infarction were associated with an increase in incidence of cardiovascular events, and treatment with IM showed a tendency for decreasing incidence of cardiovascular events.

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Use of Complementary Therapies in Cardiovascular Disease

Cited by 48 publications

References 17 publications

Effects of Massage on Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension and Prehypertension

Effects of Massage on Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension and Prehypertension

Meditation can produce beneficial effects to prevent cardiovascular disease

Analysis on Outcome of 3537 Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Integrative Medicine for Cardiovascular Events

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