biostudies-literatureUnknown5(3)Varghese MSDepartment of Veterans Affairs<h4>Background</h4>Veterans are at an increased cardiovascular risk compared to age- and sex-matched non-Veterans. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can improve outcomes in cardiovascular disease, but its use in men and women Veterans is not well understood.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to examine CR participation by sex and socioeconomic status among Veterans.<h4>Methods</h4>The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023, using a national electronic health record database. The primary outcome was participation in at least 1 CR session among patients within 1 year of myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass surgery. Multivariable logistic regression models accounted for patient-level (demographics, mJACC. Advances102615https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12933818biostudies-literatureCardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans: A Sex-Based Analysis.PMC12933818Burg MMAkgun KMBean Mayberry BABrandt CAHan LVarghese MSKazi DSGaffey AEFarmer MMWu WCBastian LASkanderson MMattocks KMLevy DRFeder SGandhi PUDrwal KRfalseCardiac Rehabilitation Utilization Among Veterans: A Sex-Based Analysis.<h4>Background</h4>Veterans are at an increased cardiovascular risk compared to age- and sex-matched non-Veterans. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can improve outcomes in cardiovascular disease, but its use in men and women Veterans is not well understood.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to examine CR participation by sex and socioeconomic status among Veterans.<h4>Methods</h4>The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023, using a national electronic health record database. The primary outcome was participation in at least 1 CR session among patients within 1 year of myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, or coronary artery bypass surgery. Multivariable logistic regression models accounted for patient-level (demographics, m2026-01-01T00:00:00Z2026 Feb2026-07-16T20:48:58.576Z2026-07-10T03:13:31.755ZS-EPMC129338184171315410.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102615