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Review: short duration of bed rest was as safe as long duration after acute uncomplicated myocardial infarction

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn.10.4.116

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    Herkner H, Arrich J, Havel C, et al. Bed rest for acute uncomplicated myocardial infarction. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007;(2):CD003836.OpenUrlPubMed

    Q In patients with acute uncomplicated myocardial infarction (MI), does the duration of bed rest affect outcomes?

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    Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, PASCAL BioMed, PsycINFO, and BIOSIS Previews (to August 2005); reference lists; and experts.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs that compared short (1–14 d) and long (5–28 d) durations of bed rest after acute uncomplicated MI. 15 RCTs (n = 2958; median mean age 60 y; median 81% men) published between 1954 and 1989 met the selection criteria. Quality of individual trials was assessed based on randomisation method, blinded assessment of outcomes, and …

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    • For correspondence: Professor H Herkner, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. harald.herkner{at}meduniwien.ac.at

    • Source of funding: no external funding.