Cochrane · systematic review · CD012264
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation in heart transplant recipients
Anderson, L, Nguyen, TT, Dall, CH, 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 100%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 versus no exercise for post‐heart transplant recipients
Population: Post‐heart transplant recipients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exercise capacity (VO2peak) Exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 284 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Health‐related quality of life Various HRQoL measures Exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 120 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
High‐intensity versus moderate‐intensity exercise
Population: Post‐heart transplant recipients
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exercise capacity (VO2peak) High‐intensity vs moderate‐intensity exercise | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 16 participants | Moderate |
Health‐related quality of life High‐intensity vs moderate‐intensity exercise | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 16 participants | Moderate |