Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

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

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

All‐cause mortality · patients with stable angina pectoris

It is very uncertain whether exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation changes all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with stable angina 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.18, 5.67]
3 studies · 195 participants
Very low