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Health Care Use and Expenditures Associated With Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Eligible Medicare Fee‐for‐Service Beneficiaries

Journal of the American Heart Association

Nearly 65% of beneficiaries had a percutaneous coronary intervention, 33.5% had a coronary artery bypass graft, and 16.8% had an acute myocardial infarction, 17.5% had a heart valve repair/replacement. Compared with nonparticipants, participants had 47.6

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Rationale and Design of the mTECH?Rehab Randomized Controlled Trial: Impact of a Mobile Technology Enabled Corrie Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Functional Status and Cardiovascular Health

Journal of the American Heart Association

This study is designed to evaluate the Corrie Hybrid CR, a technology‐based, multicomponent health equity‐focused intervention as an alternative to traditional in‐center CR among patients recovering from a cardiac event, surgery, or procedure compared with usual care alone.MethodsThe mTECH‐Rehab (Impact of a Mobile Technology Enabled Corrie CR Program) (..)

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What is coronary artery bypass surgery CABG?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

When medications and/or procedures like balloon angioplasty are unable to re-establish good blood flow to the heart, these blood vessels can be bypassed by an operation known as coronary artery bypass grafting or CABG. Cardiac rehabilitation programs are also useful in bringing back the person to normal lifestyle.