Patients with atrial fibrillation may experience fewer episodes of the cardiac arrhythmia if they do yoga a few times a week. Researchers presenting their study at the American College of Cardiology conference in April found that AF patients who took a 45-minute yoga class three times a week reduced the number of AF episodes by almost 50 percent during the three months they took the classes. Atrial fibrillation is a condition in which the hearts ventricles quiver occasionally instead of beat in a strong and coordinated manner to pump blood throughout the body.
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