What is the availability, use, and what are the barriers to cardiac rehabilitation in low- and middle-income countries?
Cardiac rehabilitation remains insufficiently available and underutilized in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the need to address patient, physician, and systems barriers.
Our results illustrate that the published reports reflects heterogeneity of CR availability and use in LMIC. Overall, CR is insufficiently available and underutilized. Further characterization of CR in LMIC, especially in Asia and Africa, is necessary to develop targeted strategies to improve availability and utilization. Patient, physician, and systems factors must be addressed to overcome barriers to participation in CR in LMIC.
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