Association of adherence to a 3 month cardiac rehabilitation with long-term clinical outcomes in heart failure patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Although comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CCR) is recommended for patients with heart failure (HF), participants often show low adherence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of CCR completion and response with long-term clinical outcomes.

Methods and results

We screened 824 HF patients who participated in a 3 month CCR programme and underwent baseline assessment, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX). After excluding 52 participants who experienced all-cause death or HF hospitalization within 180 days, long-term outcomes were compared between those who attended 3 month follow-up assessment including CPX (completers) and those who did not (non-completers). We also compared the prognostic value of the changes in peak oxygen uptake (VO

SUBMITTER: Nakanishi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8934955 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature