Think Exercise First for Secondary Prevention?
October 1, 2013|Type 2 Diabetes ICYMI
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Major finding: No statistically detectable difference was seen in mortality outcomes between exercise and drug interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and pre-diabetes; a slight increase was seen in the efficacy of physical activity over drug treatment for patients with stroke.
Data source: A meta-epidemiological study of meta-analyses and studies involving nearly 340,000 subjects.
Disclosures: The investigators reported having no disclosures.
FROM BMJ
"In cases where drug options provide only modest benefit, patients deserve to understand the relative impact that physical activity might have on their condition," they concluded.
The investigators reported having no disclosures.
