Nicole Martin

TL;DR: The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of exercise-based CR (exercise training alone or in combination with psychosocial or educational interventions) compared with usual care on mortality, morbidity and HRQL in patients with CHD was assessed.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that exercise-based CR reduces cardiovascular mortality and provides important data showing reductions in hospital admissions and improvements in quality of life.

TL;DR: There was some evidence that reducing saturated fats reduced the risk of myocardial infarction, but effects on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular morbidity were less clear, and there were suggestions of greater protection with greater saturated fat reduction or greater increase in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

TL;DR: There is some evidence to suggest that interventions to increase the uptake of cardiac rehabilitation can be effective, but few practice recommendations for increasing adherence can be made at this time.

TL;DR: This substantive review update finds that low-quality evidence shows little or no effect of the PREDIMED (7747 randomised) intervention (advice to follow a Mediterranean diet plus supplemental extra-virgin olive oil or tree nuts) compared to a low-fat diet on CVD mortality.