Ethnicity & disease

Stress Reduction in the Prevention of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation and Health Education in Hypertensive African Americans.

Ethnicity & disease 2019 Robert H Schneider, Hector F Myers, Komal Marwaha et al.

African Americans have disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for CVD and may contribute to this disparity. Psychological stress contributes to LVH in African Americans and other populations. This study evaluated the effects of stress reduction with the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique on preventing...