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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedPatel DK, Duncan MS, Shah AS
Association of cardiac rehabilitation with decreased hospitalization and mortality risk after cardiac valve surgery.
Investigators sought to characterize cardiac rehabilitation (CR) enrollment after cardiac valve surgery and its association with outcomes, including hospitalizations and mortality. Subjects were all fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries undergoing open cardiac valve surgery in 2014, identified by inpatient diagnosis codes for open aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valve surgery. They found that fewer than half of Medicare beneficiaries undergoing cardiac valve surgery enrolled in CR programs, and there were marked racial/ethnic disparities among those who do. They recommend further study on barriers to CR enrollment in this population.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Patel DK, Duncan MS, Shah AS .
Association of cardiac rehabilitation with decreased hospitalization and mortality risk after cardiac valve surgery.
JAMA Cardiol 2019 Dec;4(12):11887-1301. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4032..
Keywords: Cardiovascular Conditions, Heart Disease and Health, Rehabilitation, Hospitalization, Surgery, Mortality, Risk, Elderly
Goyal P, Gorodeski EZ, Marcum ZA
Cardiac rehabilitation to optimize medication regimens in heart failure.
This paper discusses the use of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to optimize medication regimens for older adults with heart failure. Challenges in CR are discussed length and strategies were offered for leveraged CR.
AHRQ-funded; HS022982.
Citation: Goyal P, Gorodeski EZ, Marcum ZA .
Cardiac rehabilitation to optimize medication regimens in heart failure.
Clin Geriatr Med 2019 Nov;35(4):549-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2019.06.001..
Keywords: Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Rehabilitation, Medication, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Chronic Conditions