Increasing cardiac rehabilitation participation from 20% to 70%: a road map from the Million Hearts Cardiac Rehabilitation Collaborative

PA Ades, SJ Keteyian, JS Wright, LF Hamm, K Lui… - Mayo clinic …, 2017 - Elsevier
The primary aim of the Million Hearts initiative is to prevent 1 million cardiovascular events
over 5 years. Concordant with the Million Hearts' focus on achieving more than 70 …

Cardiac rehabilitation: under-utilized globally

SL Grace, K Kotseva, MA Whooley - Current cardiology reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is grossly under-utilized. This review
summarizes current knowledge about degree of CR utilization, reasons for under-utilization …

Tracking cardiac rehabilitation participation and completion among Medicare beneficiaries to inform the efforts of a national initiative

MD Ritchey, S Maresh, J McNeely… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Despite cardiac rehabilitation (CR) being shown to improve health outcomes
among patients with heart disease, its use has been suboptimal. In response, the Million …

Increasing referral and participation rates to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: the valuable role of healthcare professionals in the inpatient and home health settings: a …

R Arena, M Williams, DE Forman, LP Cahalin, L Coke… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
in the United States and worldwide. 1 In fact, the prevalence of CVD is on the rise as a …

Effect of cardiac rehabilitation referral strategies on utilization rates: a prospective, controlled study

SL Grace, KL Russell, RD Reid, P Oh… - Archives of internal …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Background Although cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to reduce mortality and is
a recommended component in clinical practice guidelines, CR referral and utilization rates …

Contribution of patient and physician factors to cardiac rehabilitation enrollment: a prospective multilevel study

SL Grace, S Gravely-Witte, J Brual… - European Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an established means of reducing mortality, yet is
grossly underutilized. This is due to both health system and patient-level factors; issues that …

Effects of cardiac rehabilitation referral strategies on referral and enrollment rates

S Gravely-Witte, YW Leung, R Nariani… - Nature reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
Despite recommendations in clinical practice guidelines, evidence suggests that utilization
of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following indicated cardiac events is low. Referral strategies …

Cardiac rehabilitation 2012: advancing the field through emerging science

G Kwan, GJ Balady - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Burgeoning research in the field of preventive cardiology over the past 20 years has fostered
the evolution of cardiac rehabilitation programs, once limited to exercise training, into …

Tracking cardiac rehabilitation utilization in Medicare beneficiaries: 2017 update

SJ Keteyian, SL Jackson, A Chang… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This study updates cardiac rehabilitation (CR) utilization data in a cohort of
Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for CR-eligible events in 2017, including stratification by …

Referral, enrollment, and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs at clinical centers and beyond: a presidential advisory from the American …

GJ Balady, PA Ades, VA Bittner, BA Franklin… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Each year, an estimated 785 000 Americans will suffer a new myocardial infarction (MI; heart
attack), and nearly 470 000 will have a recurrent attack. 1 Within 5 years of an initial MI, 15 …