Exercise Based Cardiac Rehabilitation

Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Outcomes in Coronary Heart Disease

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A 2026 Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of 107 randomized trials involving 26,886 adults with coronary heart disease (CHD) found that exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR), compared with no structured exercise, reduces myocardial infarction (MI) and all-cause hospitalizations, likely provides a small reduction in mortality, and improves health-related quality of life […]

Exercise Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Benefits AF Patients

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A contemporary review with meta-analysis demonstrated that exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) appears beneficial and safe for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The study analyzed data from 20 randomized clinical trials involving 2,039 participants with a mean follow-up of 11 months. ExCR did not significantly affect all-cause mortality (8.3% vs 6.0%; […]