Yoga as Adjunct Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Abstract

Background Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a prevalent cardiovascular condition that can significantly impact the quality of life and increase mortality risk. Yoga is a mind–body therapy that has been studied as a potential complementary treatment for CHF. However, the effectiveness of yoga in improving outcomes in patients with CHF remains uncertain.

Keywords

• yoga
• meditation
• chronic heart failure
• randomized controlled trials
• quality of life
• peak VO2
• NT-proBNP
• systematic review
• meta-analysis