Coronary disease & ACSCross-sectional study
Overview of Cardiac Rehabilitation following post-acute myocardial infarction in European Society of Cardiology member countries
- Cross-sectional study
- online survey
- pan-European
Authors' conclusion
This study provides a comprehensive characterization of CR in Europe, generating important insight on the current provision and quality of CR in Europe, highlighting its sucesses and shortcomings, and discussing important strategies to overcome current obstacles.
Study context
- Population
- National cardiac rehabilitation (CR) settings of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member countries (National cardiovascular disease (CVD) Prevention Coordinators)participation rate 82%
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Provision and quality indicators of CR
Participation rate
82%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Overview of Cardiac Rehabilitation following post-acute myocardial infarction in European Society of Cardiology member countries. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 1 February 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad024
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it