Key result
Yoga improved depression (MD -0.83; 95% CI -1.35 to -0.31), health-related quality of life, and cardiovascular risk factors compared to no exercise in patients with coronary artery disease.
Why the study?
Whether yoga is effective in the cardiac rehabilitation of people with CAD remains controversial.
Does yoga intervention improve psychological symptoms, health-related quality of life, and cardiovascular risk factors in people with coronary artery disease?
Meta-Analysis (n=5,698)
Does yoga intervention improve psychological symptoms, health-related quality of life, and cardiovascular risk factors in people with coronary artery disease?
Mean Difference: -0.83 (95% CI -1.35–-0.31)
Yoga interventions in patients with coronary artery disease significantly improve psychological symptoms, quality of life, and cardiovascular risk factors compared to no exercise.
Yoga benefits psychological symptoms, HRQoL, and CV risk factors in CAD; extends evidence for adjunctive use in cardiac rehabilitation.
Background: Whether yoga is effective in the cardiac rehabilitation of people with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains controversial. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of yoga intervention on psychological symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and major cardiovascular risk factors in people with CAD. Methods: We searched MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database (from the earliest date available to July 2023). Mean difference (MD), standardized MD (SMD), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. Results: Seventeen studies, with 5,698 patients, met the study criteria. Compared to control (no exercise), yoga resulted in improved depression MD −0.83 (95% CI: −1.35 to −0.31), stress MD −3.83 (95% CI: −4.8 to 2.86), HRQoL SMD 1.48 (95% CI: 0.55 to 2.4), major cardiovascular risk factors (peak VO 2 MD 1.7 mL/kg/min [95% CI: 0.2 to 3.3], systolic blood pressure MD −3.2 mmHg [95% CI: −5.9 to −0.5], and diastolic blood pressure MD −2.42 mmHg [95% CI: −4.08 to −0.76]). Conclusions: Yoga was effective in the improvement of psychological symptoms, HRQoL, and cardiovascular risk factors.
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Neto et al. (2024) conducted a meta-analysis in coronary artery disease (n=5,698). Yoga vs. control (no exercise) was evaluated on depression (MD -0.83, 95% CI -1.35 to -0.31). Yoga improved depression (MD -0.83; 95% CI -1.35 to -0.31), health-related quality of life, and cardiovascular risk factors compared to no exercise in patients with coronary artery disease.
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