ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2022
The Comparison of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: A Systematic Review of Recent Studies.
Review in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06460740 (Combined Effects of 4-7-8 Breathing Technique and Stationary Cycle on Physical Performance, Quality of Life and Dyspnea in Post CABG Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Combined Effects of 4-7-8 Breathing Technique and Stationary Cycle on Physical Performance, Quality of Life and Dyspnea in Post CABG Patients
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Gut Microbiota in Adults with Chronic Widespread Pain: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation causing lung sequestration and media infarction: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Heart failure is the most negative consequence of CABG surgery (importance of exercise rehabilitation approach).ARYA atherosclerosis · 2025Review
- Effects of Different Exercise Interventions on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, as Measured by Peak Oxygen Consumption in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- A Network Meta-Analysis of Aerobic, Resistance, Endurance, and High-Intensity Interval Training to Prioritize Exercise for Stable COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Comparative effectiveness of 10-week equipment-based pilates and diaphragmatic breathing exercise on heart rate variability and pulmonary function in young adult healthy women with normal BMI - a quasi-experimental study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation in SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Post-Acute Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Multicomponent Exercise Program to Improve the Immediate Sequelae of COVID-19: A Prospective Study with a Brief Report of 2-Year Follow-Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Currently, no international consensus on cardiac rehabilitation exists, leading to great variability in the intensity recommendations for training programs for cardiac patients, including those undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). While some countries prefer the high-intensity interval training (HIIT) method to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, other countries opt for moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT). The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effects of HIIT and MICT on aerobic fitness and quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing CABG with the intention of providing support for a consensus on exercise therapy.
methodsA systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted using the online publication databases PubMed, the Cochrane Library and the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg (BnL) covering the last ten years to July 2022. Relevant identified studies respecting the inclusion/exclusion criteria were selected, screened and extracted by four reviewers. Furthermore, the methodological quality of the clinical trials was assessed using the PEDro scale, which was reinforced using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomized Trials (RoB2) for the evaluation of the risk of bias to provide more detail in the evaluation. The certainty of the evidence analysis was established using different levels of evidence in accordance with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework.
resultsA total of 379 patients from five RCTs diagnosed with coronary artery disease, including patients undergoing CABG, performed aerobic exercise over different time periods and were assessed based on peakVO2, VO
conclusionBoth trainings methods provide improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness and QoL, with greater increases from HIIT. The moderate quality of evidence supports the use of HIIT and MICT to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and QoL.
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