CONNECT WITH US
HealthTech

HealthTech

Yoga-based cardiac rehab improved quality of life in people living with heart failure

Medical Xpress logo

Published on

Add as a preferred source on Google
Yoga-based cardiac rehab improved quality of life in people living with heart failure

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:

A yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation program improved the quality of life for people with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, compared with patients who received enhanced standard care. The yoga-based cardiac rehab program did not, however, significantly reduce the combined rate of death, hospitalization or stroke. All this is according to late-breaking science presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

"Between 8 and 10 million people in India are living with heart failure, many of whom are typically 10 years younger, on average (most younger than age 65) compared to adults with heart failure living in high-income countries," said lead study author Dorairaj Prabhakaran, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.M., executive director of the Center for Chronic Disease Control in India, president-elect of the World Heart Federation in Geneva and adjunct professor at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta. "Reducing hospitalizations and improving quality of life and physical function for heart failure patients, these are valuable shifts that are much needed in countries like India."

Cardiac rehabilitation programs are medically guided and designed for people who have experienced a heart attack, heart failure or heart surgery. Cardiac rehab programs can lower the risk of another cardiac event and improve a person's ability to engage in daily living and activities through exercise guidance, education on healthy living and counseling for stress relief.



Source link
Related Topics:HealthTech

Disclaimer

We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We TheMorningPulse.fyi want to be transparent with our readers about any potential conflicts of interest that may arise in our work. It's possible that some of the investors we feature may have connections to other businesses, including competitors or companies we write about. However, we want to assure our readers that this will not have any impact on the integrity or impartiality of our reporting. We are committed to delivering accurate, unbiased news and information to our audience, and we will continue to uphold our ethics and principles in all of our work. Thank you for your trust and support.