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Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · adults with heart failure

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.71, 1.21]
34 studies · 3941 participants
Low

Class I antiarrhythmics vs control

All‐cause mortality · Human trial participants undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral Class I and III antiarrhythmic drugs for maintaining sinus rhythm after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Class III antiarrhythmics vs control

All‐cause mortality · Human trial participants undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation

It is very uncertain whether class III antiarrhythmics changes all‐cause mortality compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral Class I and III antiarrhythmic drugs for maintaining sinus rhythm after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Peto OR 0.13 [0, 6.57]
1 study · 212 participants
Very low

Class I and/or III antiarrhythmics vs control

All‐cause mortality · Human trial participants undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation

Class I and/or III antiarrhythmics showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral Class I and III antiarrhythmic drugs for maintaining sinus rhythm after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Peto OR 1 [0.06, 16.24]
1 study · 90 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

All‐cause mortality

The intervention showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.49, 1.13]
6 studies · 3093 participants
Low

Effects of high‐ vs low‐added sugar consumption

All‐cause mortality · Adults without diabetes or CVD

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

High versus low‐added sugar consumption for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

High vs low blood pressure target

All‐cause mortality · adults undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

It is very uncertain whether high changes all‐cause mortality compared with low blood pressure target (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High versus low blood pressure targets for cardiac surgery while on cardiopulmonary bypass 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [0.3, 5.9]
3 studies · 737 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

All‐cause mortality · healthy normal weighted participants recruited through leaflets from Italy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Effects of a gluten‐reduced or gluten‐free diet for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · people with AHF

It is very uncertain whether ultrafiltration (UF) changes all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (UC) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.61 [0.13, 2.85]
3 studies · 286 participants
Very low

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

All‐cause mortality · patients with coronary heart disease

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with 'no exercise' control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.87 [0.73, 1.04]
25 studies · 8823 participants
Moderate

Coenzyme Q10 vs placebo or conventional therapy

All‐cause mortality · patients with heart failure

Coenzyme Q10 probably leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or conventional therapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Coenzyme Q10 for heart failure 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.58 [0.35, 0.95]
1 study · 420 participants
Moderate

Exercise vs no exercise

All‐cause mortality · adults after heart valve surgery

It is very uncertain whether exercise changes all‐cause mortality compared with no exercise (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults after heart valve surgery 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.26, 2.68]
2 studies · 131 participants
Very low

Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors vs placebo or no treatment

All‐cause mortality (RR) · patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (RR) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers and inhibitors of the renin‐angiotensin aldosterone system for chronic heart failure with preserved… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.75, 1.45]
5 studies · 1187 participants
Moderate

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) vs placebo or no treatment

All‐cause mortality (RR) · patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (RR) compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers and inhibitors of the renin‐angiotensin aldosterone system for chronic heart failure with preserved… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.92, 1.11]
4 studies · 7964 participants
High

Beta‐blockers vs placebo or no treatment

All‐cause mortality (RR) · patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Beta‐blockers showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality (RR) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers and inhibitors of the renin‐angiotensin aldosterone system for chronic heart failure with preserved… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.67, 1]
4 studies · 1105 participants
Low

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) vs placebo or no treatment

All‐cause mortality · patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beta‐blockers and inhibitors of the renin‐angiotensin aldosterone system for chronic heart failure with preserved… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.78, 1.06]
5 studies · 4207 participants
Moderate

Stem cell therapy vs control

All‐cause mortality · DCM (non‐ischaemic)

It is very uncertain whether stem cell therapy changes all‐cause mortality compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stem cell therapy for dilated cardiomyopathy 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.54, 1.31]
7 studies · 361 participants
Very low

Stem cell therapy vs peripheral therapy with granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor

All‐cause mortality · DCM (non‐ischaemic)

It is very uncertain whether stem cell therapy (any type) changes all‐cause mortality compared with peripheral therapy with granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Stem cell therapy for dilated cardiomyopathy 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.46 [0.16, 1.31]
3 studies · 195 participants
Very low

IF vs CER (short term)

All‐cause mortality · the prevention of cardiovascular disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

IF vs CER (medium term)

All‐cause mortality · the prevention of cardiovascular disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found