Open AccessEffect of 6 months of meditation on blood sugar, glycosylated hemoglobin, and insulin levels in patients of coronary artery disease
Author(s) -
Shashank S. Sinha,
Ajay K. Jain,
Sanjay Tyagi,
Santosh Kumar Gupta,
Aarti Mahajan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_30_17
Subject(s) - coronary artery disease , meditation , medicine , hemoglobin , diabetes mellitus , blood sugar , insulin , etiology , group b , disease , cardiology , endocrinology , gastroenterology , philosophy , theology
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It has been recognized that stress, diabetes, and hypertension are important in etiology and progression of CAD. This study is to evaluate the role of meditation in improving biochemical parameters such as blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and serum insulin levels in known CAD patients.