Effects of transcendental meditation on symptoms and electrocardiographic changes in patients with cardiac syndrome X.
Chest pain with normal coronary angiograms is often associated with chronic sympathetic activation, anxiety, and depression, and is resistant to conventional antianginal treatment. The practice of transcendental meditation, a standard relaxation method for 3 months twice daily, significantly improved exercise tolerance, angina episodes, and quality of life in 9 women; the positive findings in this study warrant further research.
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University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
Brown
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Kaski
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D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019122:Meditation; D017566:Microvascular Angina / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life