Pollack A A, Case D B, Weber M A, Laragh J H
Lancet. 1977 Jan 8;1(8002):71-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)91082-0.
20 hypertensive patients participating in a professionally supervised programme of transcendental meditation showed no significant change in blood-pressure after a 6-month study. Although there were small reductions in systolic blood-pressure and in pulse-rate early in the trial, these changes had disappeared by 6 months. At no time did the mean diastolic pressure fall significantly. Plasma-renin activity did not change during the study. It is concluded that while the general feeling of wellbeing experienced by most patients may provide a useful adjunct to conventional treatments, it is unlikely that transcendental meditation contributes directly towards the lowering of blood-pressure.
20名参与专业指导的超觉静坐计划的高血压患者，经过6个月的研究后，血压没有显著变化。尽管在试验初期收缩压和脉搏率有小幅下降，但这些变化在6个月时已消失。舒张压均值在任何时候都没有显著下降。研究期间血浆肾素活性没有变化。得出的结论是，虽然大多数患者体验到的总体幸福感可能为传统治疗提供有益的辅助，但超觉静坐不太可能直接有助于降低血压。
