Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease - Provision, Attendance, and Outcomes: Results from the INTERASPIRE Survey from Fourteen Countries Across Six WHO Regions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

INTERASPIRE was an observational study of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) from 88 hospitals in 14 countries across all six WHO regions. The objective was to describe the proportions of patients referred to and attending cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes and to compare lifestyle and risk factor target achievement according to participation in a CR programme.

Methods

Patients 18-80 years of age, with a first or recurrent coronary hospitalisation (acute coronary syndrome and/or revascularisation procedure) were identified and invited to an interview and examination, between six months and two years after the index hospitalisation.

Results

Overall, 4,548 (21.1% female) patients were interviewed a median of 1.05 (interquartile range 0.76-1.45) ye

SUBMITTER: Kotseva K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12412450 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature