Table 1.
Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.
| Year | Author | Country | Type of Study | Participants | Rehabilitation method and duration | Follow-up time (mouth) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sara Doimo | United States | Retrospective research | ACS patients (PCI or CABG) | Stationary bicycle training for 45 min, 2 time per week for 5 weeks, and gym training for 45 min, 3 times per week for 6 weeks; counseling about lifestyle; 5M | 60 |
| 2018 | Yong Zhang | China | Randomized controlled study | AMI patients (PCI) | Exercise for 3 phases; 6M | 6 |
| 2018 | Madoka Sunamura | Netherlands | Retrospective research | Patients with PCI | Exercise for 1.5h, twice per week; 12 W | 120 |
| 2017 | Manuel F. Jimenez-Navarro | United States | Retrospective research | Patients with PCI | Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for 3 h per week; 12W | 120 |
| 2017 | A. J. Hautala | Netherlands | Cohort design | ACS patients | Exercise for once per week; 6M | 12 |
| 2016 | Marion Pouche | French | Cohort design | AMI patients | N/A | 60 |
| 2016 | Jong-Young Lee | Korea | Retrospective research | Patients with PCI | Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for 3 times per week; 3M | 85 |
| 2015 | Han de Vries | Netherlands | Retrospective research | ACS patients (PCI or CABG) | Exercise for 30min, 2–3 times per week; relaxation therapy consists of 4–6 sessions lasting 60–90 min; 6–12W | 48 |
| 2015 | Hui-Ming Chen | Taiwan | Retrospective research | AMI patients (PCI) | Range of motion, muscle strengthening, breathing, and chest expansion exercises | 60 |
| 2014 | Roser Coll-Fernandez | Spanish | Cohort design | AMI <3 months | N/A | 18 |
| 2014 | Hee Eun Choi | Korea | Retrospective research | Patients with PCI | Main exercise for 30 min, 3 times per week; 8W | 9 |
| 2014 | Shannon M. Dunlay | United States | Retrospective research | AMI patients | N/A | 91 |
| 2014 | Bernhard Rauch | Germany | Randomized controlled study | AMI patients | Physiotherapy (3h per week), motivation, information, and education (7.2 and 7.0 h per week), social support service (0.9 and 1.1 hours per week), psychological support and supervision (2.3 and 3.4 h per week), and nursing (3.5 and 2.5 hours per week); −-4W | 12 |
| 2013 | Quinn R. Pack | United States | Retrospective research | Patients with CABG | Exercise for 30–45 min, 3 times per week; | 120 |
| 2010 | Tomo Onishi | Japan | Cohort design | AMI patients (PCI) | Exercise for 1h, twice per week; dietary and education program; 6M | 30 |
| 2009 | Dominique Hansen | Belgium | Cohort design | AMI patients (PCI or CABG) | Exercise for 1 h, 3 times per week; psychological and dietary counseling; 3M | 24 |
| 2008 | Paul Dendale | Belgium | Cohort design | Patients with PCI | Exercise for 1 h, 3 times per week; psychological and dietary counseling consisted of 8 education sessions; 3M | 54 |
| 2008 | David A. Alter | Canada | Retrospective research | ACS patients | 36 supervised exercise sessions; 1Y | 62 |
| 2008 | Kirsten M. Nielsen | Denmark | Cohort design | ACS patients (PCI or CABG) | Exercise, twice per week; 4 individual consultations; 6W | 24 |
| 2005 | Paul Dendale | Belgium | Retrospective research | ACS patients (PCI) | Exercise for 1 h, 3 times per week; psychological and dietary counseling consisted of 8 education sessions; 3M | 15 |
| 2005 | Jan Lisspers | Sweden | Randomized controlled study | Patients with PCI | Multidisciplinary rehabilitation-based health education and training activities; 1M | 60 |
| 2002 | Maria Teresa La Rovere | Italy | Randomized controlled study | ACS patients | Exercise for 30min, 5 times per week; 4W | 120 |
| 2001 | Romualdo Belardinelli | Italy | Randomized controlled study | Patients with PCI or PTCA | Exercise for 1h, 3 times per week; 6M | 33 |
| 2001 | Johan Denollet | Belgium | Cohort design | Patients with CABG | Exercise for 36 sessions. The first 24 sessions (3 times per week) included ECG-monitored aerobic exercise. The last 12 sessions (2 times per week) were performed without ECG monitoring; psychosocial group intervention comprised 6 sessions (2 hours, 1 time per week); 3W | 108 |
| 2001 | Bo Hedback | Sweden | Cohort design | Patients with CABG | Exercise for 30–40 min, twice per week; psychosocial support; 3M | 120 |