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Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes and Cost of Virtual Versus Center‐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. Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 13, Issue 24 , December 17, 2024.

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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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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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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). Methods We examined the impact of an evidence-based, digital CR programme on medical, lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes. However, there is a need to evaluate these interventions.

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Intensive Versus Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation: Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in a 2016–2020 Retrospective Medicare Cohort

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Background:Traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves cardiovascular outcomes and reduces mortality, but less is known about the relative benefit of intensive CR (ICR) which incorporates greater lifestyle education through 72 sessions (versus 36 in CR).

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Relationship Between Community-Level Distress and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation, Facility Access, and Clinical Outcomes After Inpatient Coronary Revascularization

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e010148, November 1, 2023. BACKGROUND:Although disparities in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation are well documented, the role of community-level distress is poorly understood. to −6.7%]), all-cause hospitalization (−5.9% [95% CI, −6.3%

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Exercise?based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure – 2023 Cochrane systematic review and meta?analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

This 2023 Cochrane review of 60 randomized trials in 8728 heart failure patients, confirms the benefits of participation in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR), including reduced risk of hospitalization and a clinically meaningful improvement in health-related quality of life. 1.01, MLWHF: −9.59, 95% CI −17.48