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September 10, 2025British Journal of Sports Medicine

Exercise based cardiac rehabilitation for atrial fibrillation: Cochrane systematic review, meta-analysis, meta-regression and trial sequential analysis

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BBBenjamin J. R. BuckleyLLLinda LongDLDeirdre A. Lane

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Overview

Cochrane systematic review reveals exercise based cardiac rehabilitation improves symptoms in atrial fibrillation patients, indicating potential benefits for quality of life.

Key Points

  • Exercise based cardiac rehabilitation significantly reduced AF symptom severity and burden, improving the quality of life.
  • Meta-analysis of 20 RCTs involving 2039 patients showed no increase in serious adverse events while enhancing exercise capacity.
  • Cochrane risk of bias assessment was conducted, and further high-quality RCTs are indicated to validate findings.
  • No differential effects were found across AF subtype, ExCR dose, or mode of delivery, suggesting broad applicability of the intervention.

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Buckley et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23dc5b210217d6478f3dfhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109149
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