TY - JOUR
T1 - Meditation for reducing CVD risk
AU - Baker, Jeffrey H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/5
Y1 - 2018/5
N2 - Despite the numerous advances made during the past decades, heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States, and the number of deaths has stabilized only recently in the years 2011-2015 (23.4% of deaths in 2015).1,2 Heart disease statistics include the diagnoses of coronary heart disease, hypertension, and stroke.2 With a life expectancy in the United States of 78.8 years,1 continuing to look for means to reduce risk or ameliorate risk factors for cardiac diseases remains a high priority for the medical community.
AB - Despite the numerous advances made during the past decades, heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States, and the number of deaths has stabilized only recently in the years 2011-2015 (23.4% of deaths in 2015).1,2 Heart disease statistics include the diagnoses of coronary heart disease, hypertension, and stroke.2 With a life expectancy in the United States of 78.8 years,1 continuing to look for means to reduce risk or ameliorate risk factors for cardiac diseases remains a high priority for the medical community.
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U2 - 10.1161/JAHA.117.002218
DO - 10.1161/JAHA.117.002218
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28963100
AN - SCOPUS:85046807743
SN - 2325-2812
VL - 21
SP - 57
EP - 60
JO - Integrative Medicine Alert
JF - Integrative Medicine Alert
IS - 5
ER -