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Myocardial infarction

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Prevention

Exercise

Offer an exercise rehabilitation programme. a

Why?

  • Exercise training reduces death in patients with cardiovascular disease. a

Exercise training reduces mortality 

Patient Treatment Comparison Outcome CER OR
(95% CI)
NNT
(95% CI)
cardiovascular disease a exercise training usual care death
at years
9.5% 0.74
(0.56 to 0.98)
44
(25 to 580)

 

Expiry date: November 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball , N   Shenker
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , N   Shenker , B   Phillips , CM   Ball