Frontiers in Public Health (Jun 2022)
Yoga as a Preventive Intervention for Cardiovascular Diseases and Associated Comorbidities: Open-Label Single Arm Study
- Kaushal Sharma,
- Kaushal Sharma,
- Indranill Basu-Ray,
- Indranill Basu-Ray,
- Indranill Basu-Ray,
- Natasha Sayal,
- Ariana Vora,
- Sridhar Bammidi,
- Rahul Tyagi,
- Shweta Modgil,
- Shweta Modgil,
- Parul Bali,
- Parul Bali,
- Paramvir Kaur,
- Atul Kumar Goyal,
- Atul Kumar Goyal,
- Deepak Kumar Pal,
- Harshita Arvind,
- Khushboo Jindal,
- Vincy Garg,
- Bandu Matyal,
- Neha Thakur,
- Amit Chhikara,
- Navneet Kaur,
- Preety Maanju,
- Kulsajan Singh Bhatia,
- Viraaj Pannu,
- Vanita Gupta,
- Neeru Malik,
- Rakesh Malik,
- Raman Kumar,
- Ravneet Kaur,
- Vinod Bhatt,
- Ashish Bhalla,
- Manju Mohanty,
- Gurmeet Singh,
- Suresh Kumar Sharma,
- Suresh Kumar Sharma,
- Madhava Sai Sivapuram,
- Deepali Mathur,
- Dibbendu Khanra,
- Akshay Anand
Affiliations
- Kaushal Sharma
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Kaushal Sharma
- Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Indranill Basu-Ray
- Department of Cardiology, St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, TN, United States
- Indranill Basu-Ray
- Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Virbhadra Marg, Rishikesh, India
- Indranill Basu-Ray
- Department of Cardiology, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Union Territory (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India
- Natasha Sayal
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Ariana Vora
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Sridhar Bammidi
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Rahul Tyagi
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Shweta Modgil
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Shweta Modgil
- Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Parul Bali
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Parul Bali
- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Paramvir Kaur
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Atul Kumar Goyal
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Atul Kumar Goyal
- Department of Otolaryngology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Deepak Kumar Pal
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Harshita Arvind
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Khushboo Jindal
- 0Department of Bioinformatics, Jaypee University, Shimla, India
- Vincy Garg
- Department of Cardiology, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Union Territory (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India
- Bandu Matyal
- Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Neha Thakur
- Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Amit Chhikara
- 1Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Navneet Kaur
- 1Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Preety Maanju
- 1Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Kulsajan Singh Bhatia
- 2Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
- Viraaj Pannu
- 2Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
- Vanita Gupta
- 3Department of Health, UT, Chandigarh, India
- Neeru Malik
- 4Department of Physical Education, Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh, India
- Rakesh Malik
- 5Department of Physical Education and Sports, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Raman Kumar
- 6Yoga Federation of India, Panchkula, India
- Ravneet Kaur
- Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Vinod Bhatt
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Ashish Bhalla
- 7Department of Internal Medicine, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Manju Mohanty
- 8Department of Neurosurgery, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Gurmeet Singh
- 1Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Suresh Kumar Sharma
- Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Suresh Kumar Sharma
- 9Department of Statistics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
- Madhava Sai Sivapuram
- 0Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Vijayawada, India
- Deepali Mathur
- 1School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
- Dibbendu Khanra
- Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Virbhadra Marg, Rishikesh, India
- Akshay Anand
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.843134
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
AimCommon Yoga Protocol (CYP) is a standardized yoga protocol authored by experts from all over the world under the aegis of the Ministry of AYUSH, Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homeopathy (AYUSH). The potential of CYP can be determined as a cost-effective lifestyle modification to prevent the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD).MethodsIn this prospective trial, we compared the effect of CYP at baseline and after 1 month. A total of 374 yoga-naïve participants performed CYP under the supervision of experienced trainers. Physiological [body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, percent oxygen saturation], biochemical (fasting blood glucose and lipid profile), and neurocognitive parameters were measured before and after the intervention.ResultsAt day 30 of yoga practice, serum levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were found significantly improved as compared to the baseline levels observed at the time of enrollment. Similarly, the lipid profile was also obtained from experienced trainers and found to be significantly different from those of yoga-naïve volunteers. When the intervention was compared between the healthy yoga-naïve participants with yoga-naïve participants suffering from medical issues, it was found that cholesterol profile improved significantly in the healthy-naive group as compared to the diseased group (hypertension, diabetes, underwent surgery, and CVD).ConclusionThese results highlight the need for further research to better understand the effects of yoga on the primary prevention of CVD.
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