5. Acknowledgements

The authors thank Sarah Visintini (Berckman Librarian at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute), for helping with the literature search for the exercise therapy section of this guideline. The authors also recognize Henry Lam for providing input on the search strategy and conducting the literature search, and Hannah Brooks for her support and work in screening and evaluating the search results for this project. The authors acknowledge and thank the volunteer contributions of panel members and all additional individuals involved in the guidelines process.