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Published in final edited form as: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2019 Mar;39(2):65–72. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000423

Table 5.

Exercise Prescriptions used in Randomized Controlled Trials Involving Exercise–based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

	Exercise Prescription
Study Sample Size; Mean Age; Primary Disorder	Frequency (d/wk)	Duration		Intensity	Modalities	Comments
Study Sample Size; Mean Age; Primary Disorder	Frequency (d/wk)	Min per Wk	Number of Wk	Intensity	Modalities	Comments
Hegbom et al (2007)³² n=30; 64 yr; chronic AF	3	225	8	70%-90% maximum HR	Aerobic	Strengthening exercises for back, thighs and abdomen
Osbak et al (2011)³¹ n=49; 70 yr; permanent AF	3	Minimum of 90	12	70% of maximal exercise capacity; 14–16 on Borg scale	C, W, R, IT	Subjects encouraged to also do 30 min of light exercise daily
Malmo et al (2016)³⁰ n=51; 59 yr; nonpermanent AF	3	75	12	4 min work by 4 min recovery interval training, up to 95% peak HR; 11–14 on Borg scale	W, R	First full, formal evaluation of higher intensity interval training
Luo et al (2017)²⁹ n=1984; 59 yr; HF with AF or SR]	3	90 for first 3 mo, then 120 for duration of the trial	Minimum of 52	11 to 14 on Borg scale	C, W	Secondary analysis from an exercise training trial evaluating clinical outcomes in patients with HF

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; C, cycling; HF, heart failure; HR, heart rate; IT, interval training; R, running; SR, sinus rhythm; W, walking.