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Higher costs can limit attendance for life changing cardiac rehab

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Despite the success cardiac rehabilitation has shown at reducing heart-related deaths and hospital readmissions, higher out-of-pocket costs may prevent patients from participating in the program, a Michigan Medicine study suggests.

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Cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure and atrial fibrillation: a propensity- matched study

Open Heart

Individuals with HF and AF may have a reduced functional capacity and quality of life (QoL) which leads to hospital admission and burden on clinical services. However, there is no existing data on the effectiveness of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in individuals with coexisting HF and AF. ±9.8%

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Cardiac rehab 'critical' for preventing secondary CVD: Study

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs is an essential part of reducing the risk of a second cardiovascular disease, according to a study published Oct. 26 in Cureus.

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Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes and Cost of Virtual Versus Centerā€Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundDespite robust evidence supporting an association with improved outcomes in eligible patients, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) remains underused, with a minority of eligible patients participating. Virtual cardiac rehabilitation (VCR) has been proposed as an alternative to traditional centerbased CR (CBCR) to improve usage rates.

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Virtual cardiac rehab cuts costs, improves outcomes: 5 study notes

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

When compared to virtual cardiac rehabilitation, center-based cardiac rehabilitation was associated with a 38.4% higher hospital readmission rate, according to a study published Dec. 14 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Harnessing digital health to optimise the delivery of guideline-based cardiac rehabilitation during COVID-19: an observational study

Open Heart

Background The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the uptake of digital health interventions for the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Anxiety and depression levels (Hospital Anxiety and Depression score) both reduced by more than 50% (p<0.001). However, there is a need to evaluate these interventions. kg, p<0.001).

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Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation Health Insurance Coverage on Cardiac Rehabilitation Use in Korea Using an Interrupted Time Series

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundSince 2017, the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program in Korea has been included in the coverage provided by the National Health Insurance to alleviate financial burden. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.