Coherence: A Novel Nonpharmacological Modality for Lowering Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients

Global Advances In Health and Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 56-64

  Alabdulgader, Abdullah ^a  

^a PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Balance; Blood pressure; Coherence; Coronary heart disease; Function; Heart attack; Heartmath; Hypertension; Kidney disease; Stress; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY COHERENCE TRAINING DEVICE; HEART RHYTHM COHERENCE TRAINING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEACHING; TRAINING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84992055078     PISSN: 2164957X     EISSN: 21649561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2012.1.2.011     Document Type: Article

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