Background While the clinical benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation are well
established, there is extensive variation in the interventions used within these trials. It is …

Objectives To determine the contemporary effectiveness of exercise-based cardiac
rehabilitation (CR) in terms of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and hospital …

Background It is unclear how much of the reduction in cardiac mortality in coronary heart
disease (CHD) patients with exercise training is the result of direct effects on the heart and …

Objectives To determine the effect of contemporary exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on
generic and disease-specific health related quality of life for people with coronary artery …

Background Randomized trials confirm the benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation
on cardiovascular risk factors. Whether exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation provides the …

Cardiac rehabilitation that includes either exercise training alone or exercise training in
addition to psychosocial, risk factor management and/or educational interventions is …

Aims Coronary heart disease is the most common reason for referral to exercise-based
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) globally. However, the generalizability of previous meta-analyses …

Background—Complete reporting of all components of complex interventions is essential for
translation of research evidence into clinical practice. Previous work has highlighted …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program after coronary events
that involves exercise and dietary modification. We evaluated the comparative benefits and …

PURPOSE: To review the effectiveness of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients
with coronary heart disease. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis of …