The effect of relaxing music on heart rate and heart rate variability during ECG GATED-myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

BackgroundThe positive changes in human behavior caused by relaxing music demonstrate the psychological effect of music on human body. A meta-analytical study has shown that relaxing music affects blood pressure and heart rate in coronary heart patients and cancer patients. The aim of our study is to research whether there is a significant effect on heart rate and heart rate variability due to listening to relaxing music during ECG GATED MPS imaging under gamma camera.MethodThe music group (n = 50 patients) could choose from 15 different musical types including folk music (no lyric). The other 50 patients were placed in a “no music group” and did not get headphones or any music.ResultsThere was a statistically significant reduction in the heart rate of patients in the music group compared to those in the control group.ConclusionsRelaxing music provides great benefits to both patient and clinician. There is close relationship between relaxing music and health procedure, can use every area of the health noninvasiv, safe, cheap and is a method don't have side effect.