Showing posts with label Atrial fibrillation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atrial fibrillation. Show all posts

Friday, February 1, 2013

Yoga may aid people with irregular heart rhythm

Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular yoga classes could help people with a common heart rhythm problem manage their symptoms while also improving their state of mind, a new study suggests.

According to the American Heart Association, about 2.7 million people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation (AF), in which the heart's upper chambers quiver chaotically instead of contracting normally.