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Review: secondary prevention programmes with and without exercise reduced all cause mortality and recurrent myocardial infarction
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Q In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), what is the effectiveness of secondary prevention programmes with and without exercise components?
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Data sources:
Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, SIGLE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (all to 2004); reference lists; and references provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and content experts.
Study selection and assessment:
randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that were fully published in English, included a usual care group, and reported outcomes for patients with CAD. Exclusion criteria: single modality interventions (except exercise), inpatients, …