Methods	Single-center, unblinded, single-centre RCT in China; f/u 2 y
Participants	269 patients (76% men; mean age 64 y) with recent AMI (n=193) or after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (n=76) EX: n=181 (mean age, 64 SD 11 y; 138 males, 43 females) UC: n=88 (mean age, 64 SD 11 y; 66 males, 22 females)
Interventions	EX : Phase 1 was impatient ambulatory program that lasted 7-14 d; phase 2 was 16-session, twice weekly, outpatient exercise and education program lasting for 8 weeks, each session included 1 hr of education class followed by 2 hrs of exercise training, 1st hour oftraining was conducted by physiotherapist; phase 3 was community-based home exercise program for another 6 mos; phase 4 was long-term follow-up program until end of 2 years which stressed importance of regular exercise and risk factor modification UC: attended 2-hr talk that explained CHD, importance of risk factor modification, and potential benefits of physical activity, but without undergoing outpatient exercise training program
Outcomes	Total mortality
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	“randomized”
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Not reported.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	“The QOL assessments were performed on all patients in all 4 phases by a trained social worker who was unaware of the randomization” Unclear in terms ofassessment ofother outcomes.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	High risk	24 % lost to follow up, no description of withdrawals or dropouts
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Unclear risk	No information reported.