The overall results for modifiable risk factors suggested improvements in dietary and exercise outcomes but no overall effect on smoking outcomes .
The effectiveness of lifestyle interventions within secondary prevention of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) remains unclear .
This systematic review aim ed to determine their effectiveness and included r and omized controlled trials of lifestyle interventions , in primary care or community setting s , with a minimum follow-up of three months , published since 1990 .
Effects of intensified lifestyle modification on the need for further revascularization after coronary angioplasty
In patients with coronary artery disease ( CAD ) , a rate of restenosis as high as 50 % is observed after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty ( PTCA ) . Frequently , this results in further revascularization procedures . Lifestyle intervention has been shown to slow the progression of CAD and to reduce cardiovascular events after myocardial infa rct ion . However , no information exists whether such treatment influences the rate of restenosis in patients with CAD . The present study was performed to investigate the effects of an intensified lifestyle intervention on the need for further revascularization procedures in patients with established CAD after successful PTCA
The overall results for modifiable risk factors suggested improvements in dietary and exercise outcomes but no overall effect on smoking outcomes .
The effectiveness of lifestyle interventions within secondary prevention of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) remains unclear .
This systematic review aim ed to determine their effectiveness and included r and omized controlled trials of lifestyle interventions , in primary care or community setting s , with a minimum follow-up of three months , published since 1990 .