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Figure 9 Effect of Meditation on HR Response to Infused Isoproterenol

Effects of meditation on chronotropic responses to isoproterenol. (Solid line) Mean ± standard error response to isoproterenol in 93 women; (dotted line) patient’s response while meditating; (dashed line) patient’s response while instructed not to meditate. BPM = beats/min; HR = heart rate. Reprinted, with permission, from Dimsdale and Mills (39).