Table 1

Summary of individual studies

StudyParticipants (number and % men)Intervention, comparator and settingExercise prescripti0mOutcomesFollow-upCountry/setting
Devi et al 20142394 stable angina pectoris; 74% menHome-based online web-based interventionDose: Individualised daily exercise (most commonly walking)
Length of session: Not reported
Frequency: Daily
Intensity: Moderate
Total duration: 6 weeks		HRQoL and anxiety and depression6 monthsUK, single centre
Hambrecht et al 200421101 classes I to III angina pectoris;
100% men		Home-based aerobic training (bicycle ergometer)Dose: 48×7×20 min
Length of session: 20 min
Frequency: Daily
Intensity: Not reported
Total duration: 12 months		Angina symptoms (CCS), exercise capacity, revascularisations, MI, cost- effectiveness, combined clinical endpoint (death cardiac, stroke, CABG, PCI, AMI, worsening angina with objective evidence resulting in hospitalisation)12 monthsGermany, single centre
Jiang et al 2007167 first hospitalised with angina pectoris or MI;
71.2% men		Hospital-based patient/family education and home-based rehabilitation careDose: Not reported
Length of session: Not reported
Frequency: Not reported
Intensity: Not reported
Total duration: 12 weeks		None relevant to this review6 monthsChina, single centre
Manchanda et al 20002242 chronic stable angina pectoris and coronary artery disease (CAD); 100% menHome-based yoga lifestyle intervention programmeDose: 48×7×90 min
Length of session: 90 min
Frequency: Daily
Intensity: Moderate
Total duration: 12 months		All-cause mortality, severity of angina, revascularisation, exercise capacity12 monthsIndia, single centre
Raffo et al 19801824 stable angina pectoris; 88% menHospital-based aerobic training (Canadian Air Force Programme)Dose: 24×7×11
Length of session: 11–12 min (daily)
Frequency: Daily (at home)
Intensity: Training started at lowest physical capacity level, and progressed by increasing this level according to their age and sex.
Total duration: 6 months		Exercise capacity6 monthsCountry not reported, single centre
Schuler et al 199220113 stable angina pectoris; 100% menHome-based aerobic training (bicycle ergometer)Dose: 48×7×30 min (daily exercise) plus 48×2×60 min (weekly exercise)
Length of session: 30 min minimum
Frequency: Daily
Intensity: 75% maximal heart rate during symptom-limited exercise
Total duration: 12 months		All-cause mortality, MI, revascularisations, exercise capacity, adverse events12 monthsGermany, single centre
Todd et al 19911940 chronic stable angina >6 months durationHome-based aerobic training (Canadian Air Force Programme)Dose: 48×7×11
Length of session: 11 min
Frequency: Daily
Intensity: Increasing intensity with no limit on maximum exercise level
Total duration: 12 months		All-cause mortality, MI, exercise capacity12 monthsUK, single centre

  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.