Cochrane · systematic review · CD012786
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with stable angina
Long, L, Anderson, L, Dewhirst, AM, 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
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 71.4%Low 1 · 14.3%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 adults with stable angina
Population: adults with stable angina
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | RR 1.01 [0.18, 5.67] | 3 studies · 195 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | RR 0.33 [0.07, 1.63] | 3 studies · 254 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Exercise capacity (assessed using a variety of outcomes including VO2 max and duration of exercise) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 267 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Cardiovascular‐related hospital admissions ( Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | RR 0.14 [0.02, 1.1] | 1 study · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Health‐related quality of life ( Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 94 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Return to work Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events (e.g. skeletomuscular injury) Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |