Association of Mental Health Conditions With Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT: Background Mental health conditions are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ischemic heart disease, and much of this risk can be attributed to poor health behaviors. Although all patients with ischemic heart disease should be referred for cardiac rehabilitation (CR), whether patients with mental health conditions are willing to participate in CR programs is unknown. We sought to compare CR participation rates among patients with ischemic heart disease with versus without comorbid depression and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Methods and Results We used national electronic health records to identify all patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or coronary revascularization at Veterans Health Administration hospitals between 2010 and 2014.

SUBMITTER: Krishnamurthi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585364 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature