Why the study?
Does attendance at a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme improve 2-year mortality and invasive treatment rates in MI survivors compared to non-attendance?
Population
200 consecutive myocardial infarction patients aged 30-69 years who survived 30 days post-admission…
Comparison
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme. vs Non-attendance to cardiac rehabilitation (n=55).
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Key result
Cardiac rehabilitation attendance was associated with significantly lower 2-year mortality compared to non-attendance (2.8% vs 21.8%, P<0.0001) among patients surviving 30 days post-myocardial infarction.
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Does not support practice change from observational data; leaves open causal mortality benefit of cardiac rehabilitation post-MI for randomized confirmation.
Cohort (n=200)
Does attendance at a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation programme improve 2-year mortality and invasive treatment rates in MI survivors compared to non-attendance?
Absolute Event Rate: 2.8% vs 21.8%
p-value: p=<0.0001
Non-attendance to cardiac rehabilitation after MI is associated with significantly higher 2-year mortality, which is partly driven by the selection of healthier patients and socioeconomic factors.
Nielsen et al. (2008) conducted a cohort in Myocardial infarction (n=200). Cardiac rehabilitation attendance vs. Cardiac rehabilitation non-attendance was evaluated on 2-year mortality (p=<0.0001). Cardiac rehabilitation attendance was associated with significantly lower 2-year mortality compared to non-attendance (2.8% vs 21.8%, P<0.0001) among patients surviving 30 days post-myocardial infarction.