Effectiveness of Cardiac Telerehabilitation in Improving Functional Capacity, Quality Of Life and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients After Acute Coronary Syndrome and/or Coronary Revascularisation (PCI/CABG): A Systematic Review Comparing Telerehabilitation With Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation

21 July 2026 : Meta-Analysis

Anna Nowaczyk

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.953366

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e953366

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Table 2 Characteristics of included studies.

Author (year published)/country	Study design	Population (P)		Assessed outcomes
Author (year published)/country	Study design	a) Number of patients (n)b) Medical diagnosis	c) Age (mean±SD)d) Male/female (n (%))	a) Exercise capacity, hemodynamic parameters, and motor testsb) Health behaviors and adherencec) Biochemical parametersd) Anthropometric and body composition parameterse) Quality of life and psychological well-being
	Parallel-group, 2-arm RCT
	Two arm-RCT
	Two-arm RCT
	Three-arm RCT
	Two-arm RCT
	Parallel-group 2-arm RCT
	Two-arm RCT
	Parallel-group 2-arm RCT
	Two-arm RCT
	Parallel-group 2-arm RCT
	Two-arm RCT
	Two-arm RCT
Abbreviations: IG, intervention group; CG, control group; IGHB, intervention group home–based; IGCB, intervention group center-based; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; PCI, percutaneus coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CHD, coronary heart disease; MI, myocardial infraction; CAD, coronary artery disease; M, male; F, female; IGF, intervention group female; CGF, control group female; IGM, intervention group male, CGM, control group male; 6MWT, 6-minute walking test; WHR, waist-hip ratio; SD, standard deviation; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire,9; BP, blood pressure; RCT, randomized controlled trial; dBP, diastolic blood pressure; sBP, systolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MacNew QLMI, MacNew Quality of Life after Myocardial Infarction questionnaire.

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