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Review
. 2021 Jan-Apr;14(1):26-35.
doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_7_20. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

A Review on Role of Yoga in the Management of Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias

Gautam Sharma  1 , A Mooventhan  2 , Gitismita Naik  3 , L Nivethitha  4
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A Review on Role of Yoga in the Management of Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias

Gautam Sharma et al. Int J Yoga. 2021 Jan-Apr.

Abstract

Evidence suggests that yoga is safe and effective in improving various risk factors, quality of life (QoL), and psychological burden that is related to arrhythmia. However, this is the first-ever systematic review performed to report the role of yoga in arrhythmia. We have performed a literature search using Cochrane Library, Medline/PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, and IndMED electronic databases up to 3, January 2018. Of 240 articles, 6 potentially eligible articles were identified and included in the review. Results showed that yoga could be considered an efficient adjuvant in reducing arrhythmia (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachyarrhythmia, and palpitation) related health problems; blood pressure, heart rate, depression and anxiety scores; and in improving health-related QoL of arrhythmia patients. However, there is a lack of randomized controlled trials and a clear mechanism behind the effect of yoga; studies had relatively a small sample size and different yoga protocols.

Keywords: Arrhythmia; cardiovascular diseases; quality of life; yoga.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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