Review Article

Efficacy of Exercise Rehabilitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Ablation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 6

Sensitivity analysis of the effect of exercise on the left ventricular ejection fraction of AF patients.

Included studiesHeterogeneity testOverall effect
I 2 (%)MD (95% CI)

Original meta-analysis690.020.09 [0.01 to 0.17]
(Deleted) Kato et al. [17]760.020.09 [0.01 to 0.16]
(Deleted) Malmo et al. [15]190.290.09 [0.05 to 0.12]
(Deleted) Cao et al. [13]770.011.85 [−0.88 to 4.57]
(Deleted) Chen et al. [14]770.011.84 [−0.91 to 4.59]