Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with atrial fibrillation receiving catheter ablation: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded process evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects approximately 2.5% of the UK population, with a risk of 1 in 3-5 individuals after the age of 45 years. The global prevalence has risen sharply in the past two decades, from 33.3 million to 59 million individuals living with AF, and is associated with stroke, heart failure and mortality. Catheter ablation is commonly used for symptomatic patients to restore normal rhythm. A recent Cochrane review of randomised clinical trials (RCTs) has demonstrated that exercise training may induce positive effects on AF burden, AF severity, exercise capacity, and quality of life. The aim was therefore to investigate the feasibility of delivering exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with AF receiving catheter ablation within usual care in

SUBMITTER: Fitzhugh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature