Key result
Cardiac rehabilitation increases exercise capacity and quality of life, and facilitates return to work with minimal risk of significant adverse effects for patients after heart valve surgery.
Why the study?
Does cardiac rehabilitation improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients who have had heart valve surgery?
Does cardiac rehabilitation improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients who have had heart valve surgery?
Cardiac rehabilitation is beneficial for patients after heart valve surgery but is vastly underused, highlighting the need for improved referral systems and access.
May support wider cardiac rehabilitation referral after valve surgery; leaves open optimal implementation and long-term outcomes.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for patients who have had heart valve surgery. Analysis of data shows that CR increases exercise capacity and quality of life, and facilitates return to work, with minimal risk of significant adverse effects. In spite of this, CR is vastly underused. Recommendations to improve this include an automatic referral system, liaison assistance to speak with inpatients about CR, and establishment of CR programs in areas that have poor access to the large hospital-based facilities. Components of CR for patients who have had heart valve surgery also are discussed in this review.
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Martin K. Kiel (2011) conducted a review in Heart valve surgery. Cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on Exercise capacity, quality of life, and return to work. Cardiac rehabilitation increases exercise capacity and quality of life, and facilitates return to work with minimal risk of significant adverse effects for patients after heart valve surgery.
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