ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Efficacy of Exercise Rehabilitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Ablation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Exercise Training with Consideration of Potential Moderating Variables in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of cardiac rehabilitation exercises incorporating music movement therapy on atrial fibrillation patients: a forward-looking investigation.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Trial
- Closing the quality gap: analysis of implementation barriers and interventions for postoperative exercise rehabilitation for patients with radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Addressing exercise phobia in atrial fibrillation patients post-radiofrequency ablation: a nursing perspective.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with atrial fibrillation: a narrative review.European heart journal open · 2025Review
- Physical Exercise Intervention Improves Cardiac Function and Reduce Recurrences in Non-permanent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2025Review
- Efficacy of physical exercise on the physical ability, cardiac function and cardiopulmonary fitness of patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Radiofrequency ablation is a commonly used treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), but postoperative rehabilitation exercises are needed to reverse left ventricular structural and functional abnormalities. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the intervention effect of exercise training in patients with AF after radiofrequency ablation. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted to identify articles in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library from January 1, 2010 to December 1, 2021. The mean difference with 95% CI was pooled for continuous variables. We used Review Manager 5.3 for the standard meta-analysis. This study followed the guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Results: Ten randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included, with a total of 892 patients with AF. The quality of one study was grade A, and the rest were grade B. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the improvement of 6 min walking distance (MD = 34.42, 95% CI: 3.20 to 65.63, Conclusion: Exercise training can improve the level of exercise endurance and cardiac function in patients. However, the results were limited by the quantity and quality of the studies. Large samples and high-quality studies are still needed to verify its long-term efficacy.
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