Cochrane · systematic review · CD012222

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for people with implantable ventricular assist devices

Yamamoto, S, Hotta, K, Ota, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
1
No studies
6
Included studies
NR
No studies 6 · 85.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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‐based cardiac rehabilitation compared to usual care for people with implantable ventricular assist devices

Population: people with implantable ventricular assist devices
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality due to all causes ‐ not reported
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mortality due to cardiovascular event ‐ not reported
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Rehospitalisation due to cardiovascular event ‐ not reported
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Serious adverse events: infection
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 37 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Heart transplantation ‐ not reported
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cost ‐ not reported
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care
no estimate extractedNRNo studies