Why the study?
Does music listening affect heart rate, blood pressure, pain, and anxiety in the general population and patients with heart disease?
Does music listening affect heart rate, blood pressure, pain, and anxiety in the general population and patients with heart disease?
Music may offer small but beneficial effects on heart rate, blood pressure, pain, and anxiety, highlighting its potential as a supportive intervention in clinical settings despite current methodological limitations in the literature.
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Should not yet change practice in cardiovascular care; leaves open music's role in modulating autonomic function pending dedicated trials.
Koelsch et al. (2015) studied this question.
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