Randomized controlled trial of stress reduction with meditation and health education in black men and women with high normal and normal blood pressure
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology October 23, 2021 Robert H Schneider, Clarence E Grim, Theodore Kotchen et al.
Background: Black men and women suffer from disparities in morbidity and mortality from hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and currently, COVID-19. These conditions are associated with social determinants of health and psychosocial stress. While previous trials demonstrated that stress reduction with meditation lowered BP in the grade I range in Black adults, there is a paucity of evidence...
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2021.100279 (opens in new tab)
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Meditation
Blood pressure
High normal bp
Stress reduction
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