Effects of cardiac telerehabilitation versus center-based cardiac rehabilitation on cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis.

Xingjie Zhong, Jiangqin Wu, Liping Li, Peiyun Feng

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Xingjie Zhong *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13, Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, China. xjzhong_nnsh@hotmail.com.

Jiangqin Wu *Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13, Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, China.

Liping LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13, Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, China.

Peiyun FengDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Nanning People's Hospital, No.13, Dancun Road, Jiangnan District, Nanning, 530031, China.

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Abstract

backgroundCardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) has emerged as an alternative to center-based cardiac rehabilitation (CBCR) for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but its effectiveness in improving cardiorespiratory fitness remains uncertain. This meta-analysis aimed to compare the effects of CTR versus CBCR on maximal oxygen uptake (VO

methodsA systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Wanfang, and CNKI was conducted for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Pooled mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model.

resultsTen RCTs involving 896 patients were included. Overall, CTR was not associated with a significant difference in VO

conclusionsCTR provides comparable improvements in VO

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Cardiac RehabilitationCardiorespiratory FitnessCoronary Artery DiseaseTelerehabilitationAgedExercise ToleranceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecovery of FunctionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeCardiac telerehabilitationCardiorespiratory fitnessCoronary artery diseaseMaximal oxygen uptakeMeta-analysis

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PMID42464135

DOI10.1186/s12872-026-06041-y

PMCPMC13656351

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