ReviewCureus2023
Safety and Effectiveness of Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Following Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- The impact of cardiac rehabilitation on atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation: results of a large retrospective study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Despite the potential of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA), its prescription is not routine. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CR in this setting. Inclusion criteria comprised randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing CR with usual care in patients with AF following RFCA. We performed a comprehensive search of six databases up to August 17, 2023, and conducted a thorough risk of bias assessment. We synthesized safety outcomes using AF recurrence rates to calculate relative risks (RR). Furthermore, we conducted a meta-analysis on peak oxygen uptake (VO
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