Assessment of Yoga Benefits for Better Cardiac Health among the Patients of Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

The practice of “Yoga” is increasingly attracting popularity all over the world because of its many therapeutic properties as well as other benefits such as safety and ease of practicing. There is a growing body of evidence that it has health benefits, particularly for the cardiovascular system. Yet, there is a great deal of confusion around the term “Yoga” in various research because it includes multiple diverse activities. As there are relatively scarce studies documenting the effect of Yoga as a preventative measure for coronary artery diseases and Myocardial Infarction (MI), therefore this study attempts to provide a comprehensive approach by combining recent research studies and randomized clinical trials. The present study uses an electronic database search using various databases like Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar to retrieve the relevant records to find the link between Yoga and its beneficial impacts on coronary artery disease and MI. However, the heterogeneity of studies as well as other limitations like sample size and limited randomized clinical trial prevents the generalization of the promising findings that need to be addressed for reaping the practice of Yoga.

Imprint

Dhwani Upadhyay, Durgesh Wadhwa, Renuka Jyothi S.. Assessment of Yoga Benefits for Better Cardiac Health among the Patients of Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction. Cardiometry; Issue 24; November 2022; p.333-338; DOI: 10.18137/cardiometry.2022.24.333338; Available from: https://www.cardiometry.net/issues/no24-november-2022/assessment-yoga-benefits-better