evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD011197

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with atrial fibrillation

Risom, SS, Zwisler, AD, Johansen, PP, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

HeartAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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 4 · 57.1%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%

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

Exercise compared to No exercise for adults with atrial fibrillation

Population: adults with atrial fibrillation
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
Exercise vs No exercise
RR 1 [0.06, 15.78]6 studies · 421 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Serious adverse events
Exercise vs No exercise
RR 1.01 [0.98, 1.05]5 studies · 381 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life
Exercise vs No exercise
no estimate extracted2 studies · 224 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life
Exercise vs No exercise
no estimate extracted2 studies · 224 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Exercise capacity measured by different tools
Exercise vs No exercise
no estimate extracted6 studies · 359 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Exercise capacity
Exercise vs No exercise
no estimate extracted2 studies · 208 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Excercise capacity
Exercise vs No exercise
no estimate extracted4 studies · 272 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision