@article{Hossain_Moniruzzaman_Yesmin_Choudhury_Islam_Mahmuda_Salam_Choudhury_2020, title={Effect of Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification and Meditation on Coronary Atherosclerosis and Its Risk Factors}, volume={7}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JCAMR/article/view/46426}, DOI={10.3329/jcamr.v7i1.46426}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background: </strong>Comprehensive lifestyle modification has an effect on coronary atherosclerosis.</p> <p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study was performed to determine the effect of comprehensive lifestyle modification and meditation on coronary atherosclerosis.</p> <p><strong>Methodology: </strong>This cohort study was done by Quantum Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period of January 2010 to December 2014. Patients who had attended the 2-days long orientation program on comprehensive lifestyle modification, meditation and overview of coronary artery disease were included in the study. Participants who had attended ≥10 monthly and ≤2 monthly follow up & counseling session were defined as compliant and noncompliant group respectively. Patients were follow up for angiogram.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>A total number of 32 patients were divided into compliant and noncompliant groups. Patient in the compliant group used to take heart healthy diet in 100.0% cases and avoided heart-unhealthy diet in 100.0% cases as well. Patients in the compliant group were also adherent to daily practice of meditation in 100.0% of cases and it was only 26.7% in case of non-compliant (P<0.001). From baseline and repeat angiogram Gensini scoring was done to determine the regression of coronary blockage. Regression of coronary blockage was observed in 61.5% cases of compliant group and 10.5% in non-compliant group (P<0.001).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Comprehensive lifestyle modification and meditation can regress coronary atherosclerosis.</p> <p>Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2020;7(1): 24-29</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research}, author={Hossain, Md Abul and Moniruzzaman, - and Yesmin, Sabrina and Choudhury, Ahmed Murtaza and Islam, Mohammad Khairul and Mahmuda, Asma and Salam, Md Abdus and Choudhury, Sohel Reza}, year={2020}, month={Apr.}, pages={24–29} }