Cardiovascular effects of Mozart’s music: a systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.28998/rpss.e02106021Abstract
Over the centuries, music has been used to uplift people’s spirits. Mozart’s compositions, compared to those of several other classical authors such as Brahms, Bach and Haydn, have a much higher average frequency. Therefore, modulations in the frequency domain of Mozart’s music may have a greater influence on neurophysiological activity, with parasympathetic effects proven by the literature. Thus, the present review aimed to assess the effectiveness of Mozart’s music in improving cardiovascular functions, as well as identifying a pattern in works that have a greater effect. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of an exploratory and qualitative nature was carried out in the PubMed, LILACS, Scielo and BVS databases. The effects of Mozart’s arrangements were compared to those of silence, pop songs, arrangements by other classical composers and ‘white noise’. In this sense, Mozart’s melodies tested by the studies had a more pronounced lowering effect on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in all clinical trials. Changes in heart rate, in the double product and in the level of serum cortisol were also observed. Music therapy has been shown to be increasingly efficient in the treatment of patients with cardiovascular disorders and can be a low-cost and affordable alternative for the treatment of Systemic Arterial Hypertension. Thus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stands out before other composers, due to the unique characteristics of his compositions, and further studies are needed, with methodological improvements, in order to improve musical therapy and its use in cardiology.
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