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Yoga in Arterial Hypertension

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Cramer, Holger, Sellin, Charlotte, Schumann, Dania, Dobos, Gustav·2018·Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
DOI 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0833PMC PMC6375068
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Background Yoga seems to exert its effect against arterial hypertension mainly through the associated breathing and meditation techniques, and less so through yoga postures. The goal of this trial was to compare the blood pressure-lowering effect of yoga interventions with and without yoga postures in patients with arterial hypertension. Methods 75 patients taking medications for arterial hypertension (72% women, mean age 58.7 ± 9.5 years) were randomized into three groups: a yoga intervention group with yoga postures (25 patients, of whom 5 dropped out of the trial before its end), a yoga intervention group without yoga postures (25 patients, 3 dropouts), and a wait list control group (25 patients, one dropout). The interventions consisted of 90 minutes of yoga practice per week for twelve weeks. The data collectors, who were blinded to the intervention received, assessed the primary outcome measures "systolic 24-hour blood pressure" and "diastolic 24-hour blood pressure" before and after the intervention. In this report, we also present the findings on secondary outcome measures, including follow-up data. Results After the intervention, the systolic 24-hour blood pressure in the yoga intervention group without yoga postures was significantly lower than in the control group (group difference [Δ]= -3.8 mmHg; [95% confidence interval (CI): (-0.3; -7.4) p = 0.035]); it was also significantly lower than in the yoga intervention group with yoga postures (Δ = -3.2 mmHg; 95% CI: [-…

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Authors
Cramer, H., Sellin, C., Schumann, D., & Dobos, G.
Affiliations
University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
ORCID
Venue
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
Publisher
Deutscher Arzte-Verlag GmbH
Published
2018-12-14
Volume
115
Issue
50
Pages
833-839
ISSN
1866-0452 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3238/arztebl.2018.0833
PMC
PMC6375068
OpenAlex
W2905561201
Cited by
32
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2
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1.51
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Language
de
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public-domain
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  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Universitätsbibliographie, Universität Duisburg-Essen (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
Keywords
yoga, hypertension, asanas, blood pressure reduction, ambulatory blood pressure, breathing exercises, meditation, complementary therapy, antihypertensive drugs
MeSH terms
Aged, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, Physical Exertion, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Middle Aged, Respiration, Respiratory Physiological Phenomena, Yoga, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Meditation

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