Dagens FSV-oversigt: A systematic review of yoga for heart disease.

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A systematic review of yoga for heart disease.

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 Mar;22(3):284-95

Authors: Cramer H, Lauche R, Haller H, Dobos G, Michalsen A

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed
to evaluate the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendation for yoga
as an ancillary intervention for heart disease.

METHODS: Medline/PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and IndMED were searched
up to October 2013. Main outcome measures were mortality, nonfatal cardiac
events, exercise capacity, health-related quality of life, and modifiable
cardiac risk factors. Risk of bias, quality of evidence, and the strength of
the recommendation for or against yoga were assessed according to the Cochrane
Collaboration and GRADE recommendations.

RESULTS: Seven RCTs with 624 patients comparing yoga to usual care were
included. For coronary heart disease (four RCTs), there was very low evidence
for no effect on mortality, for a reduced number of angina episodes, and for
increased exercise capacity, and low evidence for reduced modifiable cardiac
risk factors. For heart failure (two RCTs), there was very low evidence for no
effect on mortality, and low evidence for increased exercise capacity, and for
no effect on health-related quality of life. For cardiac dysrhythmias treated
with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (one RCT), there was very low
evidence for no effect on mortality, and for improved quality, and low evidence
for effects on nonfatal device-treated ventricular events. Three RCTs reported
safety data and reported that no adverse events occurred.

CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results of this review, weak recommendations can be
made for the ancillary use of yoga for patients with coronary heart disease,
heart failure, and cardiac dysrhythmia at this point.

PMID: 24491402 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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