Key result
Participation in a structured multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program following CRT implantation was associated with improved event-free survival for heart failure readmission and mortality (adjusted HR 0.547; 95% CI 0.366-0.818; P=0.003).
Why the study?
Does a structured multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program improve clinical outcomes and functional status in patients following cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation?
Population
655 consecutive patients implanted with cardiac resynchronization therapy in a single tertiary care center
Comparison
Structured multidisciplinary cardiac… vs No participation in a structured…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
36 ± 22 months
Authors
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Supports cardiac rehabilitation post-CRT; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Cohort (n=655)
No
Does a structured multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program improve clinical outcomes and functional status in patients following cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation?
Hazard Ratio: 0.547 (95% CI 0.366–0.818)
p-value: p=0.003
Participation in a structured multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program following CRT implantation is safe and significantly improves symptomatic response and event-free survival.
Martens et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Heart failure requiring cardiac resynchronization therapy (n=655). Structured multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program vs. No participation in a structured CR program was evaluated on Combined endpoint of heart failure readmission and all-cause mortality (adjusted HR 0.547, 95% CI 0.366-0.818, p=0.003). Participation in a structured multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program following CRT implantation was associated with improved event-free survival for heart failure readmission and mortality (adjusted HR 0.547; 95% CI 0.366-0.818; P=0.003).
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