Why the study?
Does a cardiac rehabilitation program reduce the rate of recurrence in Korean AMI patients who underwent PCI?
Population
141 Korean acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Comparison
Phase 2 cardiac rehabilitation program in the… vs Control group
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May support cardiac rehabilitation post-AMI/PCI in this cohort; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does a cardiac rehabilitation program reduce the rate of recurrence in Korean AMI patients who underwent PCI?
Participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program after AMI and PCI significantly reduces the 1-year recurrence rate and lowers hs-CRP levels.
Kim et al. (2011) studied this question.
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