• Mrs. Vishnupriya Kannan
• Dr. Victor devaasirvadam

Hypertension is a serious medical condition that can be easily detected at primary health care centres and it can be controlled with low-cost treatment. Hypertension diagnosis among 200 countries report says that, India ranked 193rd for women and 170th for men. Cardiovascular diseases remain the top cause of global mortality, with an estimated 17.9 million attributed deaths in 2016 (31% of global deaths). Hypertension is consistently related to the development of ischemic heart disease, heart failure, stroke, and chronic kidney disease; an estimated 67%and 24% of stroke and coronary artery diseaserelated deaths, respectively are due to hypertension. According to the golden burden of disease estimate 2015, it is the most important cause of mortality as well as the loss of disability-adjusted life years. The hypertension study was conducted by a global network of physicians and researchers with data taken from 1201 studies including 104 million participants in the age group of 30 to 70 years. The study covered the period between 1990–2019. Globally, the number of adults with hypertension jumped from 650 million to 1.28 billion over the period of 30 years, the study said, adding that the burden had shifted from wealthy nations to low- and middle-income countries.

Effectiveness of Anapanasati meditation on Blood Pressure among patients with Hypertension

"Effectiveness of Anapanasati meditation on Blood Pressure among patients with Hypertension", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.g412-g425, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203656.pdf

"Effectiveness of Anapanasati meditation on Blood Pressure among patients with Hypertension", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppg412-g425, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203656.pdf