About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of exercise on reducing the risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation with insights from a systematic review.

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Professor James Rudd, is joined by Dr Ben Buckley from John Moores University. They discuss his Cochrane systematic review about the use of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with atrial fibrillation, and whether this might lead to a change in the guidelines. Spoiler: there was a significant benefit in terms of reducing the risk of recurrent atrial fibrillation. Listen to find out more! If you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps us to reach more people - thanks! Link to published paper:https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/17/1242

People in this episode

Host: Professor James Rudd

Guest: Dr Ben Buckley

Topics covered

• exercise
• atrial fibrillation
• cardiac rehabilitation
• health guidelines
• systematic review

Keywords

• exercise
• atrial fibrillation
• cardiac rehabilitation
• Cochrane review
• health guidelines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: John Moores University

Books & works: Cochrane systematic review, bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/17/1242

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