Effects of yoga posture and slow deep breathing interventions on ambulatory blood pressure in adults with hypertension

Stacy D. Hunter-Cooper; Mitra Rahimi; Robert J.C. Mclean; Philimon N. Gona

doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000004292

Effects of yoga posture and slow deep breathing interventions on ambulatory blood pressure in adults with hypertension

Stacy D. Hunter-Cooper
, Mitra Rahimi
, Robert J.C. Mclean
, Philimon N. Gona

Urban Public Health

Texas State University

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Abstract

Hypertension (HTN) is an insidious disease with increasing mortality rates in the United States. While yoga and slow, deep breathing could serve as alternative approaches, their usefulness in the treatment of HTN is not well established. The current study investigating the effects of these interventions on ambulatory blood pressure in adults with HTN showed evidence of a protective effect.

Original language	English
Article number	10.1097/HJH.0000000000004292
Journal	Journal of Hypertension
Volume	Publish Ahead of Print
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000004292
State	Published - Mar 16 2026

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Internal Medicine
Physiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Keywords

blood pressure
BP
HTN
hypertension
hypertension
SDB
slow breathing
slow deep breathing
yoga

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