Diabetes e Incretinas

HEART FAILURE: - Effects of yoga on inflammation and exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure

Background

Despite recent advances in pharmacologic and device therapy, morbidity and mortality from heart failure (HF) remain high. Yoga combines physical and breathing exercises that may benefit patients with HF.

We hypothesized that an 8-week regimen of yoga in addition to standard medical therapy would improve exercise capacity, inflammatory markers, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with HF.

Methods and Results

New York Heart Association Class I-III HF patients were randomized to yoga treatment (YT) or ...

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Prof. Dr. Mario I. CámeraDirector Médico
Prof. Dr. Mario I. Cámera

http://www.onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-9164(07)01166-9/abstract