
Direction is based on the relative difference in change analysis. CAD indicates coronary artery disease CHF, congestive heart failure CSM, clinically standardized meditation (a mantra meditation program) MA, meta-analysis PA, primary analysis PO, number of trials in which this was a primary outcome for the trial and TM, transcendental meditation (a mantra meditation program). Summary across measurement domains of comparisons of meditation programs with nonspecific active controls (efficacy analysis) (A) and specific active controls (comparative effectiveness analysis) (B).
