July 1, 1994Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
The efficacy and safety of exercise programs in cardiac rehabilitation
Why the study?
Do exercise rehabilitation programs reduce cardiac and all-cause mortality in men with coronary heart disease?
Population
Men with coronary heart disease
Comparison
Exercise rehabilitation programs vs Nonparticipants
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports exercise rehab consideration in men with CHD; leaves open RCT confirmation of mortality benefit.
Structured PICO
Do exercise rehabilitation programs reduce cardiac and all-cause mortality in men with coronary heart disease?
P
Population
Men with coronary heart disease
I
Intervention
Exercise rehabilitation programs (medically supervised)
C
Comparator
Nonparticipants
O
Outcome
Cardiac and all-cause mortalityhard clinical
Participation in exercise rehabilitation programs is associated with an approximate 25% reduction in cardiac and all-cause mortality in men with coronary heart disease, with a very low risk of sudden cardiac death during supervised sessions.
Limitations
- No single study has provided definitive results
- No data published on morbidity or mortality benefits or risks of home-based exercise
- No data for women participants
- Contribution of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring to safety is undefined
Cite This Study
William L. Haskell (1994) studied this question.