Key result
Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation linked to ~36% lower AMI recurrence vs no rehabilitation.
Why the study?
The impact of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation on recurrence rate and medical expenses after acute myocardial infarction was evaluated to inform clinical and policy decisions.
Does inpatient cardiac rehabilitation reduce AMI recurrence rate and medical expenses in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Cohort (n=834)
Does inpatient cardiac rehabilitation reduce AMI recurrence rate and medical expenses in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Hazard Ratio: 0.64 (95% CI 0.197–1.863)
p-value: p=0.004
Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation after acute myocardial infarction is associated with reduced AMI recurrence and lower medical costs.
Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation was associated with lower AMI recurrence; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the recurrence rate and medical expenses of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) following inpatient cardiac rehabilitation. A total of 834 patients with AMI were divided into Group 1 (with inpatient cardiac rehabilitation) and Group 2 (without inpatient cardiac rehabilitation). The results showed that Group 1 had a lower AMI recurrence rate (a 0.640-fold lower hazards ratio) than Group 2 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.197-1.863; p = 0.004]. Compared with the medical costs of Group 2, Group 1 also had lower medical costs (a 0.947-fold lower hazards ratio) than Group 2 (95% CI = 0.934-0.981; p = 0.042). These findings have implications for the decision making of clinicians and health policymakers attempting to provide adequate services for patients with AMI.
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Chen et al. (2015) conducted a cohort in Acute myocardial infarction (n=834). Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation vs. No inpatient cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated on AMI recurrence rate (HR 0.640, 95% CI 0.197-1.863, p=0.004). Inpatient cardiac rehabilitation was associated with a lower AMI recurrence rate (HR 0.640; 95% CI 0.197-1.863; p=0.004) compared to no inpatient cardiac rehabilitation.
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