No significant effect was found on cardiovascular events , mortality , diastolic blood pressure , or cholesterol .
Conclusions — We found that lifestyle interventions are effective in lowering systolic blood pressure .
About other end points , this systematic review found no effect of lifestyle interventions on cardiovascular event rate mortality , diastolic blood pressure , or total cholesterol
Background and Purpose — Patients with a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke have an increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular events .
The purpose of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to determine whether lifestyle interventions focusing on behaviorally modifiable risk factors with or without an exercise program are effective in terms of ( 1 ) preventing recurrent cardiovascular events , ( 2 ) reducing mortality , and ( 3 ) improving modifiable risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease in patients after a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke .
Exercise capacity early after stroke.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate exercise capacity of patients with a poststroke interval of less than 1 month . DESIGN Prospect i ve , cohort , observational study . SETTING Exercise testing laboratory in a tertiary care hospital . PARTICIPANTS Twenty-nine patients ( mean age + /- st and ard deviation , 64.9+/-13.5 y ) with a poststroke interval of 26.0+/-8.8 days . INTERVENTIONS Not applicable . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Peak exercise capacity ( VO(2)peak ) was measured by  open-circuit spirometry  during maximal effort treadmill walking with 15 % body-weight support . RESULTS Mean VO(2)peak was 14.4+/-5.1 mL. kg(-1 ) . min(-1 ) or 60%+/-16 % of age- and sex-related normative values for sedentary healthy adults . CONCLUSIONS Exercise capacity approximately 1 month after stroke was compromised . Further research is needed to eluci date the physiologic basis of this low capacity
No significant effect was found on cardiovascular events , mortality , diastolic blood pressure , or cholesterol .
Conclusions — We found that lifestyle interventions are effective in lowering systolic blood pressure .
About other end points , this systematic review found no effect of lifestyle interventions on cardiovascular event rate mortality , diastolic blood pressure , or total cholesterol
Background and Purpose — Patients with a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke have an increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular events .
The purpose of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to determine whether lifestyle interventions focusing on behaviorally modifiable risk factors with or without an exercise program are effective in terms of ( 1 ) preventing recurrent cardiovascular events , ( 2 ) reducing mortality , and ( 3 ) improving modifiable risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease in patients after a transient ischemic attack or ischemic stroke .