Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease Part 2: effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation program in treatment and prevention.
Psychosocial stress and cardiovascular disease Part 2: effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation program in treatment and prevention.
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心理社会压力和心血管疾病第 2 部分：先验冥想计划在治疗和预防方面的有效性。
DOI：
10.1080/08964280209596049
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发表时间：
2002
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BaireyMerz,CNoel
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作者：
Walton,KennethG;Schneider,RobertH;Nidich,SanfordI;Salerno,JohnW;Nordstrom,CherylK;BaireyMerz,CNoel
心理社会压力是心血管疾病发病率和死亡率的一个非传统危险因素，可能对行为或心理社会干预有反应。迄今为止，应用这些干预措施的研究报告了治疗或预防心血管疾病（CVD）的广泛成功率。作者专注于研究表明可以减少心血管疾病的心理社会和传统风险因素的自然医学方法-超越冥想（TM）计划。随机对照试验，荟萃分析和其他对照研究表明，这种冥想技术可以减少风险因素，并可以减缓或逆转心血管疾病潜在的病理生理变化的进展。使用该技术的研究显示，血压、颈动脉内膜中层厚度、心肌缺血、左心室肥大、死亡率和其他相关结局降低。这些影响的程度与二级预防的常规干预措施相比毫不逊色。
Psychosocial stress is a nontraditional risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that may respond to behavioral or psychosocial interventions. To date, studies applying such interventions have reported a wide range of success rates in treatment or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The authors focus on a natural medicine approach that research indicates reduces both psychosocial and traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease—theTranscendental Meditation (TM)program. Randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, and other controlled studies indicate this meditation technique reduces risk factors and can slow or reverse the progression of pathophysiological changes underlying cardiovascular disease. Studies with this technique have revealed reductions in blood pressure, carotid artery intimamedia thickness, myocardial ischemia, left ventricular hypertrophy, mortality, and other relevant outcomes. The magnitudes of these effects compare favorably with those of conventional interventions for secondary prevention.