Yoga for Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmias: How Autonomic Balance May Protect the Heart

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Can yoga influence the nervous system pathways involved in abnormal heart rhythms? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com examines evidence linking yoga, pranayama, heart rate variability, autonomic balance, and arrhythmia burden, including findings related to atrial fibrillation and neurocardiogenic syncope. We discuss a review by Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, and colleagues affiliated with the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, Texas Heart Rhythm Institute, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, and the University of Memphis.