Characteristics of included studies
| n or mean±SD (range) | |
| Study parameters (n=121)* | |
| Total patients | 13 220 |
| Patient group parameters (n=196)† | |
| Age, years | 58.4±4.9 (45.3–75.0) |
| EF, % | 53.7±5.6 (42.4–67.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 41 |
| Female | 3 |
| Mixed (%F) | 116 (17.1±7.2) |
| Did not report | 36 |
| Primary diagnosis | |
| Post-MI | 81 |
| CABG only | 32 |
| PCI only | 12 |
| CABG/PCI | 5 |
| VR | 8 |
| Mix | 55 |
| Rehabilitation programme parameters (n=150)‡ | |
| Intensity | |
| Light | 2 |
| Moderate | 18 |
| Moderate-to-vigorous | 52 |
| Vigorous | 68 |
| Unable to categorise | 10 |
| Length, weeks | 11.0±6.4 |
| <6 | 24 |
| 6 | 21 |
| 6–11 | 26 |
| 12 | 58 |
| >12 | 21 |
| Frequency, sessions/week | 3.3±1.8 |
| 1–2 | 22 |
| 3–4 | 106 |
| 5–7 | 15 |
| >7 | 5 |
| Supervision | |
| Clinic | 133 |
| Home | 8 |
| Mixed | 8 |
| Intervention type | |
| Comprehensive | 33 |
| Exercise only | 117 |
| Training type | |
| Continuous | 133 |
| Interval | 14 |
| Mixed | 3 |
| Exercise modality | |
| Aerobic only | 124 |
| Aerobic and resistance | 26 |
*Number of participants.
†Number of patient groups.
‡Number of rehabilitation programmes.
%F, percent female; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; EF, ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; VR, valve repair/replacement.