Methods	Randomized by blocks of 6 into one of three groups: exercise, group counselling & control. Eligibility - work capacity <7 METs (men), <6 METs (women), Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale raw score of 19+ and/or Zung self rating Depression Scale raw score of 40+
Participants	91 men & 15 women aged 30-60 yrs with MI between 6 weeks and 1 year prior to entry to study
Interventions	3×1 hour sessions/week over 12 week period for 36 sessions. All exercises dynamic against resistance, exercising upper limb and lower limb alternately for 4 minutes with 2 mins rest in between. Target HR 85% of HRmax at ETT. F/U 1 year.
Outcomes	Mortality, non fatal MII
Notes	Minimal differences between groups at one year.
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not reported.
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not reported.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Unclear in terms of assessment of outcomes.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	High risk	7.7% lost to follow up, no description of withdrawals or dropouts
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Unclear risk	No information reported.