Predictors of Early and Late Enrollment in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Among Those Referred, After Acute Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

Susmita Parashar | Zendy; John A. Spertus | Zendy; Fengming Tang | Zendy; Kathy Bishop | Zendy; Viola Vaccarino | Zendy; Charles F. Jackson | Zendy; Thomas F. Boyden | Zendy; Laurence S. Sperling | Zendy

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Predictors of Early and Late Enrollment in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Among Those Referred, After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

Susmita Parashar,

John A. Spertus,

Fengming Tang,

Kathy Bishop,

Viola Vaccarino,

Charles F. Jackson,

Thomas F. Boyden,

Laurence S. Sperling

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.088799

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , confidence interval , odds ratio , comorbidity , referral , rehabilitation , logistic regression , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , cardiology , emergency medicine , family medicine

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a Class I recommendation. Although referral to CR after an AMI has recently become a performance measure, many patients may not participate. To illuminate potential barriers to participation, we examined the prevalence of, and patient-related factors associated with, CR participation within 1 and 6 months after an AMI.

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