Zamarra et al., 1977
Zamarra, J. W.; Besseghini, I.; and Wittenberg, S. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on the exercise performance of patients with angina pectoris. Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA, and Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, New York, USA, 1975.
Patients with angina pectoris were found to have an improved tolerance to exercise after participating in the Transcendental Meditation program for eight months. Improvements included an ability to exercise for longer periods and to endure a higher work load.
- Year
- 1977
- Publication type
- Collected Papers
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 1, pp. 270–278
- Section
- Health
Findings (4)
Health—Cardiovascular
Improved Exercise Tolerance in Patients with Angina Pectoris
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Increased Maximum Workload in Patients with Angina Pectoris
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Delayed Appearance of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities during Exercise (Delayed Onset of ST Segment Depression) in Patients with Angina Pectoris
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Decreased Double Product during Exercise in Patients with Angina Pectoris
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Authors
- Italo Besseghini, MD
Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Stephen Wittenberg, MD
Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA
- John W. Zamarra, MD
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA