Introduction Laughter therapy, also known as humor therapy, utilizes laughter and enjoyment as tools to enhance physical and emotional well-being. This practice offers numerous benefits, including: (1) lowering cortisol levels, thereby reducing stress – a well-established cardiovascular risk factor; (2) improving blood circulation through the release of vasoactive substances; and (3) boosting mood, which helps to combat depression and anxiety – conditions commonly found in patients with cardiovascular diseases and which are also risk factors for the development of coronary […]

Introduction Subcutaneous implantable defibrillator, bioabsorbable polymer stents, transcatheter aortic valve implant for certain patients with severe aortic stenosis, as well as the use of novel anticoagulants, are tangible examples of therapeutic advances in Cardiology in the end of this second decade of the 21st century. In parallel, despite their infinitely lower financial support and prominence in scientific journals and Cardiology Congresses, the non-pharmacological interventions defined as “alternative” have also been tested with the purpose of improving important outcomes in these […]