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Effectiveness of nonpharmacological secondary prevention of coronary heart disease

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Müller-Riemenschneider, Falk, Meinhard, Charlotte, Damm, Kathrin, Vauth, Christoph, Bockelbrink, Angelina, Greiner, Wolfgang, Willich, Stefan N.·2010·European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

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AIM: To summarize the current evidence with regard to the effectiveness of nonpharmacological secondary prevention strategies of coronary heart disease (CHD) and to investigate the comparative effectiveness of interventions of different categories, specific intervention components and the effectiveness in patient subgroups. METHODS: A structured search of databases and manual search were conducted. Clinical trials and meta-analyses published between January 2003 and September 2008 were included if they targeted adults with CHD, had a follow-up of at least 12 months, and reported mortality, cardiac events or quality of life. Two researchers assessed eligibility and methodological quality, in which appropriate, pooled effect estimates were calculated and tested in sensitivity analyses. RESULTS: Of 4798 publications 43 met the inclusion criteria. Overall study quality was satisfactory, but only about half of the studies reported mortality. Follow-up duration varied between 12 and 120 months. Despite substantial heterogeneity, there was strong evidence of intervention effectiveness overall. The evidence for exercise and multimodal interventions was more conclusive for reducing mortality, whereas psychosocial interventions seemed to be more effective in improving the quality of life. Rigorous studies investigating dietary and smoking cessation interventions, specific intervention components and important patient subgroups, were scarce. CONCLUSION: Nonpharmacological secondary prevention is safe and effective, with exercise and multimodal interventions reducing mortality most substantially. There is a lack of studies concerning dietary and smoking cessation interventions. In addition, intervention effectiveness in patient subgroups and of intervention components could not be evaluated conclusively. Future research should investigate these issues in rigorous studies with appropriate follow-up duration to improve the current poor risk factor control of CHD patients.

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Authors
Müller-Riemenschneider, F., Meinhard, C., Damm, K., Vauth, C., Bockelbrink, A., Greiner, W., & Willich, S. N.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
  • Leibniz University Hannover (DE)
  • Bielefeld University (DE)
Venue
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
Published
2010-12
Volume
17
Issue
6
Pages
688-700
ISSN
1741-8267 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2148386216
Cited by
57
References
50
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Repository of Leibniz Universität Hannover (Leibniz Universität Hannover) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Leibniz Universität Hannover
Funders
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Keywords
coronary artery disease, secondary prevention, non-pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, multimodal intervention, psychosocial interventions, dietary intervention, smoking cessation, mortality, quality of life, cardiovascular risk management, patient subgroups
MeSH terms
Coronary Disease, Diet, Humans, Psychotherapy, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Exercise, Smoking Cessation, Treatment Outcome, Risk Assessment, Risk Reduction Behavior, Secondary Prevention

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