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January 1, 2000Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Contemporary Cardiac Rehabilitation: Patient Characteristics and Temporal Trends Over the Past Decade

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Population

1,848 patients who completed outpatient phase II cardiac rehabilitation between 1986 and 1996 at Akron City…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

10 years (1986-1996)

Authors

LRLaura A. RichardsonPBP. J. BuckenmeyerBBBrian D. Bauman

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Overview

Cardiac rehabilitation programs may see more older, comorbid patients; supports service adaptation but leaves open optimal protocols and outcomes.

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Population
1,848 patients who completed outpatient phase II cardiac rehabilitation between 1986 and 1996 at Akron City Hospital
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Intervention
Outpatient phase II cardiac rehabilitation
O
Outcome
Temporal changes in demographics, medical comorbidities, coronary artery disease risk factors, and cardiovascular history

Over a 10-year period, cardiac rehabilitation programs saw a significant increase in older, higher-risk patients with more comorbidities, particularly following percutaneous coronary interventions.

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Richardson et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a736a4e96bd0fc833c1e570https://doi.org/10.1097/00008483-200001000-00010
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