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Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/101306, first published .
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Effectiveness of Wrist-Worn Wearable–Guided Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivered Through Fully Remote or Hybrid Programs in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Effectiveness of Wrist-Worn Wearable–Guided Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivered Through Fully Remote or Hybrid Programs in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Jun Hwan Choi   1 , MD ;   So Young Lee   1 , MD, PhD ;   Kyung Cheon Seo   2 , MD ;   Sang Yoon Lee   3 , MD, PhD ;   Hyo Kyung Lee   4 , PhD ;   Dongbin Heo   1 , MD ;   Hyun Ryu   2 , MD ;   Jong Hoon Kim   4 , BS ;   Jeong Eul Kwon   4 , BS ;   Bo Ryun Kim   2, 5 * , MD, PhD ;   Michael Lee   5 * , MD, MHA, CPE

1 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea

2 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

3 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

4 School of Industrial Management Engineering, Korea University College of Engineering, Seoul, Republic of Korea

5 H Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Bo Ryun Kim, MD, PhD
  • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Korea University Anam Hospital
  • Korea University College of Medicine
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