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Effects of voluntary slow breathing on heart rate and heart rate variability: A systematic review and a meta-analysis

Sylvain Laborde, Mark S. Allen, Uirassu Borges, Fabrice Dosseville, Thomas J. Hosang, Maša Iskra, et al.
PubMed Summary & key facts 2022 205 citations

This 2022 systematic review and meta-analysis pooled data from 223 studies to see if voluntary slow breathing (VSB) changes heart rate variability that reflects parasympathetic (vagal) control of the heart. The authors found that VSB increased vagally-mediated heart rate variability during breathing sessions, right after a single session, and after…

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
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