Abstract
This study examined whether involvement in a pre-surgical cardiac rehabilitation programme conferred a long-term survival benefit. Patients randomly allocated to a pre-surgical cardiac rehabilitation programme intervention or a control group were tracked through national databases at a point approximately 12 years later, and all causes of mortality were identified from death records. Kaplan–Meier survival analyses based on involvement in a cardiac rehabilitation programme and known pre-surgical risk factors were carried out.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 642-647 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Clinical Rehabilitation |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 15 Dec 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- surgery
- cardiac rehabilitation
- patient mortality