Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.

Grace Olivia DibbenJames FaulknerNeil OldridgeKaren ReesDavid R Thompson Ann-Dorthe Olsen ZwislerRod S Taylor

Published in: European heart journal (2023)

This review confirms that participation in exercise-based CR by patients with coronary heart disease receiving contemporary medical management reduces cardiovascular mortality, recurrent cardiac events, and hospitalizations and provides additional evidence supporting the improvement in HRQoL and the cost-effectiveness of CR.

Keyphrases

physical activity
high intensity
resistance training
healthcare
left ventricular
cardiovascular events
body composition
coronary artery disease