Cochrane · systematic review · CD001800

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease

Dibben, G, Faulkner, J, Oldridge, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

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Questions
7
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GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 2 · 28.6%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

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Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation compared to 'no exercise' control for coronary heart disease

Population: people with coronary heart disease
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
All‐cause mortality
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.87 [0.73, 1.04]25 studies · 8823 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Cardiovascular mortality
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.88 [0.68, 1.14]15 studies · 5360 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Fatal and/or non‐fatal MI
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.72 [0.55, 0.93]22 studies · 7423 participantsHigh
Revascularisation ‐ CABG
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.99 [0.78, 1.27]20 studies · 4473 participantsHigh
Revascularisation ‐ PCI
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.86 [0.63, 1.19]13 studies · 3465 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
All‐cause hospital admissions
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.58 [0.43, 0.77]14 studies · 2030 participantsModerate
Downgraded: publication bias
Cardiovascular hospital admissions
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control
RR 0.8 [0.41, 1.59]6 studies · 1087 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency