Does 3 weeks of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation reduce cardiac events in chronic heart failure patients?
A 3-week inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program may improve peak oxygen uptake and reduce subsequent cardiac events in patients with chronic heart failure.
Background: The incidence of heart failure (HF) is increasing, and the mortality from HF remains high in an aging society. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs (CRP) increase oxygen uptake (V̇O2) and reduce HF rehospitalization and mortality. Therefore, CR is recommended for every HF patient. However, the number of outpatients undergoing CR remains low, with insufficient attendance at CRP sessions. In this study we evaluated the outcomes of 3 weeks of inpatient CRP (3w In-CRP) for HF patients.
Murata et al. (Tue,) studied this question.