Effect of Yoga in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Review of RCT

bstract: Importance-With the adoption of yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation, it is important to understand whether the programs are more effective compared to standard cardiac rehabilitation programs. Cardiovascular illness is one of the leading causes of death, with a higher possibility of reoccurrence. Therefore, yoga-CaRe would help in preventing mortality due to heart complications. Objective-The review aim at finding whether yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation programs are more effective compared to standard cardiac rehabilitation programs. The review focuses on causes, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of heart complications. The population includes patients who have been diagnosed with heart complications. Evidence Review-The review used peer-reviewed journals obtained from different health databases, including PubMed, Cochrane, Medline, and CINAHL. The researcher searched relevant literature on the database using keywords from inception to 5/01/2022. A total of 327 articles were identified, with 314 articles excluded since they did not meet the criteria. For the studies to be included in the final review, they had to have a minimum of three months follow-up. Also, the studies ought to have investigated the impact of yoga-based cardiac rehabilitation in relation to physiological, psychological, and cardiovascular risk factors. However, articles published in languages other than English were excluded. Findings-Whereas some studies found significant differences between yoga-CaRe and standard cardiac rehabilitation, others found no differences between the interventions. However, the findings indicate that yoga-CaRe programs were more superior compared to the standard cardiac rehabilitation. Conclusions -Yoga cardiac rehabilitation improves cardiac health and patients' life quality.