%0 Journal Article
%T Music and medicine: The effects of music on the human being
%A Hans-Joachim Trappe
%J Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology
%D 2012
%I Pabst Science Publishers
%X Music may not only improve quality of life but also effect changes in heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). A greater modulation of HR and HRV was shown during musical performance compared to listening to music. Cerebral flow was significantly lower when listening to ¡°Va pensiero¡± from Verdi¡¯s ¡°Nabucco¡± (70.4¡À3.3 cm/s) compared to ¡°Libiam nei lieti calici¡± from Verdi¡¯s ¡°La Traviata¡± (70.2¡À3.1 cm/s) (p<0,02) or Bach¡¯s Cantata No. 169  Gott soll allein mein Herze haben¡° (70.9¡À2.9 cm/s) (p<0,02). There was no significant influence on cerebral flow in Beethoven¡¯s Ninth Symphony during rest (67.6¡À3.3 cm/s) or music (69.4¡À3.1 cm/s). Music significantly decreases the level of anxiety for patients in a preoperative setting compared to midazolam (STAI-X-1 score 36) (p<0.001). Listening to music while resting in bed after open-heart surgery leads to significant differences in cortisol levels between the music (484.4 mmol/l) and the non-music group (618.8 mmol/l) (p<0.02).
%K music performance
%K music perception
%K quality of life
%K music therapy
%K cardiovascular system
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