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Title: | Analysis of Retinal Blood Vessel Diameters in Pregnant Women Practicing Yoga: A Feasibility Study | Authors: | Dinevski, Dejan Lucovnik, Miha Zebeljan, Ivan Guzelj, Domen Dinevski, Izidora Vesenjak Salon, Adam DE BOEVER, Patrick Goswami, Nandu |
Issue Date: | 2022 | Publisher: | MDPI | Source: | Healthcare (Basel), 10 (7) (Art N° 1356) | Abstract: | Studies have shown that practicing yoga during pregnancy beneficially affects maternal and neonatal outcomes. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of prenatal yoga on the microvascular circulatory system via non-invasive measurements of retinal blood vessels. We included 29 women who practiced prenatal yoga in the study. There were no statistically significant differences in arteriolar and venular diameters pre- vs. post-90 min yoga practice (150.5 +/- 11.4 mu m pre- vs. 151.2 +/- 10.2 mu m post-yoga; p = 0.53 for arteriolar and 221.8 +/- 16.1 mu m pre- vs. 223.2 +/- 15.7 mu m post-yoga; p = 0.51 for venular diameters). The current study demonstrated the feasibility of the setup. More extensive studies are needed to determine the potential microvascular effects of practicing yoga throughout pregnancy. | Notes: | Dinevski, D (corresponding author), Univ Maribor, Fac Med, Maribor 2000, Slovenia. dejan.dinevski@um.si; miha.lucovnik@mf.uni-lj.si; ivan.zeblejan@zd-lenart.si; domen.guzelj@student.um.si; izi@izidora.si; adam.salon@medunigraz.at; patrick.deboever@uantwerpen.be; nandu.goswami@medunigraz.at |
Keywords: | pregnancy;yoga;microcirculation;retinal blood vessels;fundus imaging | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/37898 | e-ISSN: | 2227-9032 | DOI: | 10.3390/healthcare10071356 | ISI #: | WOS:000833340800001 | Rights: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2023 |
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