Editorial commentary on AHA Scientific Statement on meditation and cardiovascular risk reduction

We congratulate the authors 1 for acknowledging the potential role of meditation in cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is important because, as the authors point out, despite advances in conventional therapies, CVD remains a public health epidemic and requires innovative solutions. However, we believe that the authors have made two assumptions in the 2017 Statement that do not have sufficient evidence: (1) that all forms of meditation are supported by the same quantity and quality of scientific research, and (2) that all forms of meditation are approximately equal in effectiveness.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - November 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Robert H. Schneider, Jeremy Z. Fields Tags: Commentary Source Type: research