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
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
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.
Questions and results
Current version onlyExercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation compared to 'no exercise' control for coronary heart disease
Population: people with coronary heart disease
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control | RR 0.87 [0.73, 1.04] | 25 studies · 8823 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Cardiovascular mortality Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control | RR 0.88 [0.68, 1.14] | 15 studies · 5360 participants | Moderate 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 participants | High |
Revascularisation ‐ CABG Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control | RR 0.99 [0.78, 1.27] | 20 studies · 4473 participants | High |
Revascularisation ‐ PCI Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control | RR 0.86 [0.63, 1.19] | 13 studies · 3465 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
All‐cause hospital admissions Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control | RR 0.58 [0.43, 0.77] | 14 studies · 2030 participants | Moderate Downgraded: publication bias |
Cardiovascular hospital admissions Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs 'no exercise' control | RR 0.8 [0.41, 1.59] | 6 studies · 1087 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease
Population: Patients with coronary heart disease
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Total mortality (All Studies) | no estimate extracted | 47 studies · 12455 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
CV mortality (All Studies) | no estimate extracted | 27 studies · 7469 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Fatal and/or non‐fatal MI (All Studies) | no estimate extracted | 36 studies · 9717 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
CABG (All Studies) | no estimate extracted | 29 studies · 5891 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
PCI (All Studies) | no estimate extracted | 18 studies · 4012 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital admissions (All Studies) | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 3030 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |