Why the study?
Prior systematic reviews of cardiac rehabilitation excluded patients with an ICD, leaving the benefits and harms of exercise-based intervention programmes in this population unassessed.
Does exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improve mortality, adverse events, and quality of life in adults with an ICD?
Population
Adults aged 18 years or older treated with an ICD regardless of type or indication
Comparison
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation vs control (no intervention, usual treatment, or non-exercise rehabilitation)
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs
Authors
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Exercise-based CR appears safe for ICD therapies; larger trials needed to clarify effects on mortality and quality of life.
Does exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improve mortality, adverse events, and quality of life in adults with an ICD?
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in adults with an ICD may improve exercise capacity, but there is currently insufficient evidence to determine its impact on mortality, serious adverse events, or quality of life.
Nielsen et al. (2019) studied this question.
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