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Biofeedback therapy in cardiovascular disease: rationale and research overview
Ist Teil von
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2008-03, Vol.75 (Suppl 2), p.S35-S35
Ort / Verlag
United States: Cleveland Clinic
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
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Biofeedback has much therapeutic potential in cardiovascular diseases, since many of these diseases involve dysregulation
of the autonomic nervous system. Studies have clearly demonstrated that patients can use biofeedback techniques to regulate
the input of the autonomic nervous system to the heart, but the clinical utility of these techniques has not been well explored
in systematic trials. Much biofeedback research to date has focused on patients with hypertension, but outcomes have been
inconclusive. Preliminary studies suggest that heart rate variability biofeedback may be useful in improving symptoms and
quality of life in patients with cardiac disease, and early studies suggest a possible effect of biofeedback on remodeling
of the failing heart. Both of these areas require further research, however. Biofeedback is increasingly used as an adjunct
to stress management in cardiac rehabilitation programs, providing the impetus for a large-scale, systematic study of self-regulation
in cardiac disease.