Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: Using Slow-Paced Breathing as a Window to Improved Health and Autonomic Regulation
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Heart rate variability (HRV) is considered as an index of autonomic nervous system function. A higher vagally mediated HRV (vmHRV) is known to be associated with higher life expectancy, greater cognitive flexibility and resilience to stress and is a relevant marker positively related to health, well-being, and self-regulation.In the recent years, HRV biofeedback (HRVB) paired with slow-paced breathing has garnered attention as a promising non-pharmacological intervention with potential benefits in conditions such as stress management and in disorders like depression, anxiety, cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal pain disorders.
Author: Ajay Kumar Saran
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403649510