Why the study?
Does comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation improve risk factor control compared to mainly exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute myocardial infarction or revascularization?
Population
1127 Norwegian patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction and/or a revascularization procedure
Comparison
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation vs Mainly exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
2-36 months
Authors
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CR attendance linked to better risk factor control; leaves open whether programs causally improve outcomes in post-MI patients.
Does comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation improve risk factor control compared to mainly exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients after acute myocardial infarction or revascularization?
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation is associated with higher participation rates and better risk factor control compared to mainly exercise-based programs, though overall risk factor control remains deficient.
Peersen et al. (2017) studied this question.
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