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Medical Oddities: The Calmest Move in Cardiology?

Yoga for SVT, romantic brain bias, dog-made air chemistry, math learning clues, selenium tea, and glaucoma pillows—medicine’s weekly roundup of strange.

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A unique case from Imperial College London reveals how a 27-year-old woman's recurrent supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) was managed through the non-traditional method of yoga’s Child’s Pose. Instead of opting for medication during an emergency department visit where her heart rate peaked at 200 beats per minute, the patient utilized Child’s Pose, facilitating her rhythm conversion back to sinus tachycardia within thirty seconds. This highlights the potential role of non-pharmacological techniques and the body’s natural mechanisms, such as enhanced vagal tone.

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Medical Oddities: The Calmest Move in Cardiology?

Yoga for SVT, romantic brain bias, dog-made air chemistry, math learning clues, selenium tea, and glaucoma pillows—medicine’s weekly roundup of strange.

  • by Teraya Smith

  • March 5, 2026

  • 7 min

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