Key result
Yoga offers potential benefits in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease poses a major global health challenge, prompting the need to explore lifestyle modifications such as yoga for primary and secondary prevention.
This review highlights the physiological mechanisms and clinical evidence supporting yoga as an effective lifestyle intervention for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) poses a significant health challenge in both developing and developed nations, with unparalleled morbidity, mortality, and economic tolls. Primary prevention of CVD through lifestyle modifications has been emphasized to address this issue. Yoga, an ancient practice dating back thousands of years with roots in the Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro civilizations, offers a potential solution. Hatha yoga, which includes physical movements and breathing techniques, is the most commonly practiced form today. The health benefits of yoga have recently gained attention and are being researched globally. Yoga is beneficial in both primary and secondary prevention of diseases, particularly CVD and its risk factors. This review aims to explore the physiology of yoga, recent studies on its effect on the prevention and control of CVD, and the clinical implications of these findings.
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Verma et al. (2024) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Yoga was evaluated. Yoga offers potential benefits in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes.
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