Cardiac Rehabilitation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Reduces Mortality

So why are fewer than half of PCI recipients being referred?

Cardiac rehabilitation improves outcomes after a wide variety of coronary events, including acute coronary syndromes (ACSs), coronary artery bypass grafting or valve surgery, and coronary stent placement. Based on the strength of these data, referral to cardiac rehabilitation is a performance measure for clinicians and centers treating ACS patients. To assess the relation between cardiac rehabilitation participation and all-cause mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), investigators studied data on 2395 consecutive patients who underwent PCI (26% elective, 42% urgent, and 32% emergent) in Rochester, Minnesota, between January 1994 and July 2008. Forty percent of patients participated in at least one cardiac rehabilitation …

Reviewing Author

JoAnne M. Foody, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardAegerion; Amarin; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Janssen; Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi-Aventis; Boehringer Ingelheim

Leadership positions in professional societiesAmerican College of Cardiology, Cardiosmart (Co-chair)

JoAnne M. Foody, MD

Disclosures

Consultant / Advisory boardAegerion; Amarin; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Janssen; Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi-Aventis; Boehringer Ingelheim

Leadership positions in professional societiesAmerican College of Cardiology, Cardiosmart (Co-chair)