Effect of pranayam (yogic breathing) and shavasan (relaxation training) on the frequency of benign ventricular ectopics in two patients with palpitations [3]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-125

  Ravindra, P N ^a   Madanmohan, ^a   Pavithran, P ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Deep breathing; Ventricular ectopics; Yoga training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRANAYAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHAVASAN; SINUS NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA; ADOLESCENT; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES; YOGA;

EID: 33644656405     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.02.023     Document Type: Article

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