Key result
Cardiac rehabilitation is essential for secondary ASCVD prevention but remains vastly underutilized in the United States due to significant barriers.
Why the study?
Despite strong evidence for cardiac rehabilitation in secondary ASCVD prevention, it remains vastly underutilized due to significant barriers and the current delivery model is unsustainable.
May support cardiac rehabilitation for risk reduction; leaves open need for confirmatory trials.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to increase annually in the United States along with its associated enormous costs. A multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and risk reduction program is an essential component of ASCVD prevention and management. Despite the strong evidence for CR in the secondary prevention of ASCVD, it remains vastly underutilized due to significant barriers. The current model of CR delivery is unsustainable and needs significant improvement to provide cost-effective, patient-centered, comprehensive secondary ASCVD prevention.
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Sandesara et al. (2015) conducted a review in Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated. Cardiac rehabilitation is essential for secondary ASCVD prevention but remains vastly underutilized in the United States due to significant barriers.
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