Summary of study characteristics
| Number of studies (%) or median (range) | |
| Study characteristics | |
| Publication year | |
| 1980–1999 | 3 |
| 2000–2009 | 3 |
| 2010 onwards | 1 |
| Study location | |
| Europe | 5 |
| Australasia | 2 |
| Single centre | 7 |
| Sample size | 126 (24–167) |
| Duration of follow-up | 9.4 months (6–12) |
| Comparator | |
| Usual medical care | 6 |
| PCI | 1 |
| Population characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Males only | 4 |
| Both males and females | 3 |
| Age (years) | 56.6 (50–66.2) |
| Intervention characteristics | |
| Intervention type | |
| Exercise-only programme | 4 |
| Comprehensive programme | 3 |
| Duration of intervention (months) | 57.5 (1.5–12) |
| Nature of intervention | |
| Aerobic only | 7 |
| Aerobic and resistance | 0 |
| Dose of intervention | |
| Duration | 57.5 months (1.5–12) |
| Frequency | 1–7 sessions/week |
| Length | 11–90 min/session |
| Intensity |
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| Setting | |
| Centre-based only | 1 |
| Combination of centre- and home-based | 3 |
| Home-based only | 2 |
PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.