Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Model for Low-Resource Settings: An International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Consensus Statement

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be efficacious and cost-effective for secondary prevention in high-income countries. Given its affordability, CR should be more broadly implemented in middle-income countries as well. Hence, the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) convened a writing panel to recommend strategies to deliver all core CR components in low-resource settings, namely: (1) initial assessment, (2) lifestyle risk factor management (i.e., diet, tobacco, mental health), (3) medical risk factor management (lipids, blood pressure), (4) education for self-management; (5) return to work; and (6) outcome evaluation.

Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - August 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sherry L. Grace, Karam I. Turk-Adawi, Aashish Contractor, Alison Atrey, Norman R.C. Campbell, Wayne Derman, Gabriela L.M. Ghisi, Bidyut K. Sarkar, Tee J. Yeo, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, John Buckley, Dayi Hu, Nizal Sarrafzadegan Source Type: research