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American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, Abstract 18627Reports and ProceedingsAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONPrintEmail AppEmbargoed until 3:53 p.m. CT/4:53 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022CHICAGO, Nov. 6, 2022 ? A customized mindfulness program that taught participants to apply those skills to have healthy relationships with their diet, physical activity, alcohol use, medication adherence and stress, led to notably lower systolic (top number) blood pressure measures six months after participating in the mindfulness program, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart Association?s Scientific Sessions 2022. The meeting, held in person in Chicago and virtually, Nov. 5-7, 2022, is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research and evidence-based clinical practice updates in cardiovascular science.Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension, and many aren?t aware they have it, according to the American Heart Association. High blood pressure - a consistently high force of blood flowing through blood vessels - is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in the U.S., respectively.The mindfulness program focused on training participants in skills such as attention control, self-awareness and emotion regulation, and then applied that training to health behavior change. This approach may offer a novel way to improve blood pressure control, accor...
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Publication date: 08-11-2022 16:06
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