Key result
Acupuncture treatment over weeks to months was associated with an increase in heart rate variability and a decrease in the LF/HF ratio in some hypertensive patients, indicating decreased stress.
Why the study?
Does manual body acupuncture improve heart rate variability and blood pressure in hypertensive patients?
Population
Hypertensive patients presenting to a private acupuncture clinic
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
weeks to months
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating in hypertension; leaves open whether acupuncture improves HRV or BP in randomized trials.
Observational (n=10)
None
No
Does manual body acupuncture improve heart rate variability and blood pressure in hypertensive patients?
Acupuncture may reduce physiologic stress in hypertensive patients over weeks to months by improving heart rate variability.
Sparrow et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=10). Acupuncture vs. None was evaluated on Blood pressure and low-frequency-to-high-frequency (LF/HF) ratio of heart rate variability. Acupuncture treatment over weeks to months was associated with an increase in heart rate variability and a decrease in the LF/HF ratio in some hypertensive patients, indicating decreased stress.
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