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October 1, 2024European Heart Journal

Impact of Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation on cardiorrespiratory fitness, safety and adherence in patients with ischemic heart disease

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Key result

Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation is linked to improved one-year cardiorespiratory fitness, especially with >50% attendance.

  • P=0.0001

Why the study?

Only 30% to 60% of patients continue regular exercise during Phase III cardiac rehabilitation, leading to the use of cardiac telerehabilitation for closer surveillance.

Does Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation improve cardiorespiratory fitness and adherence in patients with ischemic heart disease?

Population

Patients with ischemic heart disease following Phase II cardiac rehabilitation

Comparison

Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation virtual sessions at 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th months

Design

Quasi-experimental study

Follow-up

One year

Authors

JVJ Lara VargasLZLuis ZarcoUniversidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de MéxicoELEliseo Capote Leyva

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Overview

May support telerehabilitation for fitness maintenance in ischemic heart disease; extends observational data but leaves open randomized confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation improve cardiorespiratory fitness and adherence in patients with ischemic heart disease?

P
Population
Patients with ischemic heart disease participating in Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation followed for one year.
I
Intervention
Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) consisting of virtual sessions at 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th months
O
Outcome
Cardiorespiratory fitness (measured by VO2p and METs-load), safety, and adherence at 1 yearsurrogate

Main Result

p-value: p=0.0001

Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation is a safe and effective strategy to maintain and improve cardiorespiratory fitness at one year in patients with ischemic heart disease.

Cite This Study

Vargas et al. (2024) studied Ischemic heart disease. Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation was evaluated on Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2p and METs-load) (p=0.0001). Phase III cardiac telerehabilitation significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness at one year (p=0.0001), with greater improvements in patients with >50% attendance.

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  1. 1Impact of phase II cardiac telerehabilitation on physical capacity in coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis2026
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  4. 4Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation Protocol for Patients With Cardiac Pathology: Results of a Longitudinal Study.2026
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