Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality Risk After Cardiac Valve Surgery. | Vanderbilt Translational and Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center (VTRACC)

Patel DK, Duncan MS, Shah AS, Lindman BR, Greevy RA, Savage PD, Whooley MA, Matheny ME, Freiberg MS, Bachmann JM. Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation With Decreased Hospitalization and Mortality Risk After Cardiac Valve Surgery. JAMA cardiology. 2019 Dec 1;4(4). 1250-1259. PMID: 31642866 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC6813589

Abstract

National guidelines recommend cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after cardiac valve surgery, and CR is covered by Medicare for this indication. However, few data exist regarding current CR enrollment after valve surgery.