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  • Published on: 20 July 2023
    Included studies?
    • Neil Heron, Sport medicine physician / clinical researcher Queen’s University Belfast / Keele University

    Dear Authors,

    Well done on putting together this paper. Massive undertaking to complete a systematic review of 950 included studies.

    I have researched the area of exercise and cardiac rehabilitation for TIA and minor stroke patients. I was therefore keen to know if you included these papers in your review as it wasn’t clear from the supplemental papers I reviewed? For example,

    Heron N, Kee F, Mant J, Reilly PM, Cupples M, Tully M, Donnelly M. Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise (SPRITE) - a randomised feasibility study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 Dec 12;17(1):290. doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0717-9. PMID: 29233087; PMCID: PMC5727948.

    Heron N, Kee F, Mant J, Cupples ME, Donnelly M. Rehabilitation of patients after transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke: pilot feasibility randomised trial of a home-based prevention programme. Br J Gen Pract. 2019 Sep 26;69(687):e706-e714. doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X705509. PMID: 31501165; PMCID: PMC6733604.

    Heron N. Cardiac rehabilitation for the transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke population? Using the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidelines for developing complex health service interventions to develop home-based cardiac rehabilitation for TIA and 'minor' stroke patients. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jul;53(13):839-840. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099593. Epub 2018 Sep 4. PMID: 30181325; PMCID: PMC6585273.

    These papers show the benefit of physical activity and ex...

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