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Review: secondary prevention programmes with and without exercise reduced all cause mortality and recurrent myocardial infarction

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.3.77

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    Clark AM, Hartling L, Vandermeer B, et al. Meta-analysis: secondary prevention programs for patients with coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med 2005;143:659–72.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    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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    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.

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    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, …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr F A McAlister, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. finlay.mcalister{at}ualberta.ca

    • Source of funding: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.