Abstract 202: Outcomes of Region-Wide Cardiac Rehabilitation [Session Title: Poster Session PM]

Conclusions: In a universal health-care system, patients who completed a regionally coordinated, locally delivered, standardized CR program close to home, experienced lower mortality or re-hospitalization rates compared to matched patients not referred to CR. This association was not likely due to a referral bias as patients who were referred to CR but did not enroll in CR faired worse, not better, compared to matched non-CR referred patients. Health care system decision makers (e.g. provincial governments in Canada) should strongly consider funding regional CR strategies.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Suskin, N., Frisbee, S., Stranges, S., Pierce, A., Ricci, J. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session PM Source Type: research