A randomized controlled trial of meditation and health education on carotid intima-media thickness and major adverse cardiovascular events in Black men and women

By sjmartinez • April 4, 2025

Norris KC, Salerno J, Bairey Merz CN, Kaushik V, Gelleta S, Castillo A, Nidich S, Gaylord-King C, Schneider RH. A randomized controlled trial of meditation and health education on carotid intima-media thickness and major adverse cardiovascular events in Black men and women. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Mar 19;12:1513699. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1513699. PMID: 40177279; PMCID: PMC11962031.

Tags: Cardiology/Epi, cardiovascular disease, Cedars Sinai DoM, General Internal Medicine, Health disparities, meditation, minority health, Publications, stress management, Transcendental Meditation

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