What is it about?

Music therapy is an old cure, the use of which is lost in the mists of time. Music always has been perceived to have particular healing powers, and the entire history of civilization contains aspects that link music to physical and mental healing. Studies have shown that music can powerfully evoke and modulate emotions and moods, along with changes in heart activity, blood pressure, and breathing. This article provides a careful overview of music therapy history from prehistory to the present and a review of the latest applications of music therapy in cardiovascular diseases.

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Why is it important?

This paper highlights the importance of music therapy in the management of cardiovascular diseases

Perspectives

Music therapy will have a growing development and use in cardiology

Pierluca MINELLI

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This page is a summary of: History of Music Therapy and Its Contemporary Applications in Cardiovascular Diseases, Southern Medical Journal, February 2018, Southern Medical Association,
DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000765.
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