Correction
In the article by Levine et al, “Meditation and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association,” which published online September 28, 2017, and appeared in the October 20, 2017, issue of the journal (J Am Heart Assoc. 2017;6:e002218. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.002218.), several corrections were needed.
1. The term “transcendental meditation” is a trademarked term and has been updated to “Transcendental Meditation” in the article and data supplement.
2. On page 2, in the second column, the first complete paragraph, the eighth sentence read, “In Vedic or transcendental meditation,….” It has been updated to read, “In Vedic or Transcendental Meditation,*….”
3. On page 2, at the end of the second column, a footnote has been added that reads: “*The registration number for Transcendental Meditation is 1,082,923, which is owned by World Plan Executive Council. This form of meditation listed in the article is only an example of meditation. This is not intended to be an endorsement of any commercial product, process, service, or enterprise by the American Heart Association.”
These corrections have been made to the current online version of the article, which is available at https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.002218.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2019;8:e004176 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.004176.