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4,692 coronary heart disease patients who joined a Phase II cardiac rehabilitation program between January…
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Older entrants and near-universal statin use may necessitate cardiac rehabilitation adaptations; extends temporal trend data but leaves open optimal program changes.
The demographic and clinical profile of patients entering cardiac rehabilitation in the UK shifted significantly between 1993 and 2006 toward older age, higher PCI rates, and greater use of secondary prevention medications.
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