Key result
Improving ≥2 METs after cardiac rehab is linked to lower MACE and hospitalization rates.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular rehabilitation improves aerobic capacity and quality of life after myocardial infarction, but associations between exercise capacity improvement and different cardiovascular events needed examination.
Does an exercise capacity improvement of ≥2 METs following cardiac rehabilitation reduce MACE and cardiovascular hospitalizations in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Cohort (n=499)
Does an exercise capacity improvement of ≥2 METs following cardiac rehabilitation reduce MACE and cardiovascular hospitalizations in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Achieving an exercise capacity improvement of ≥2 METs during cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction is associated with significantly reduced risks of MACE, cardiovascular hospitalizations, and unplanned coronary angiography.
Supports ≥2 METs gain as potential post-MI rehab target; leaves open causality for randomized confirmation.
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Novakovic et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Myocardial infarction (n=499). Exercise capacity improvement of ≥2 METs vs. Exercise capacity improvement of <2 METs was evaluated on Major adverse cardiac events (MACE), cardiovascular-related hospitalizations, and unplanned coronary angiography. Exercise capacity improvement of ≥2 METs after cardiac rehabilitation was associated with significantly lower rates of MACE (overall 13.4%), hospitalizations, and unplanned coronary angiography.
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