Are cardiac rehabilitation programs underutilized by patients with coronary heart disease?
Ray W Squires
Correspondence Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Email squires.ray@mayo.edu
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CR secondary prevention (CRSP) programs have been shown to reduce cardiac mortality by 31% in patients with CHD.1 According to clinical practice guidelines,2 CRSP programs are essential in the care of patients with CHD. Nevertheless, most of these individuals do not enroll in outpatient CRSP programs. Thomas et al. surveyed 163 CRSP programs in operation in 1990 in various regions of the US, and reported enrollment rates of only 10.8% and 23.4% following MI and CABG surgery, respectively.3 Participation rates were particularly poor for women, nonwhites, the elderly, and those living in the southern US.
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