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To date, however, a limited number of studies have directly compared the effects of different doses of exercise on cardiovascular health, leaving uncertainty about the possible differential benefits of different exercise doses for use during cardiac rehabilitation. To address this area of uncertainty, we conducted a literature review and comparative analyses of studies that both compared two or more exercise interventions and assessed pre- and post-intervention peak oxygen consumption (V\u02d9O2PEAK). Results from these analyses suggest that high exercise intensity, even when performed over relatively short duration interventions, appears to yield the most substantial improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness. 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