Effect of yoga on arrhythmia burden, anxiety, depression, and quality of life in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: The YOGA my heart study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1177-1182

  Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya ^a   Atkins, Donita ^a   Pillarisetti, Jayasree ^a   Ryschon, Kay ^b   Bommana, Sudharani ^a   Drisko, Jeanne ^c   Vanga, Subbareddy ^d   Dawn, Buddhadeb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Ryschon Consulting LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHRISTIANA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia burden; Atrial fibrillation; Quality of life; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOGA; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

ANXIETY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOGA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877101836     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.060     Document Type: Article

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