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  • BACKGROUND: In the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, people need to practice social distancing in order to protect themselves from SARS-CoV-2 infection. In such stressful situations, remote cardiac rehabilitation (CR) might be a viable alternative to the outpatient CR program. METHODS: We prospectively investigated patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) with a left ventricular ejection fraction of < 50%. As for patients who participated in the remote CR program, telephone support was provided by cardiologists and nurses who specialized in HF every 2 weeks after discharge. The emergency readmission rate within 30 days of discharge was compared among the outpatient CR, remote CR, and non-CR groups, and the EQ-5D score was compared between the outpatient CR and remote CR groups. RESULTS: The participation rate of HF patients in our remote CR program elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic. As observed in the outpatient CR group (n = 69), the emergency readmission rate within 30 days of discharge was lower in the remote CR group (n = 30) than in the non-CR group (n = 137) (P = 0.02). The EQ-5D score was higher in the remote CR group than in the outpatient CR group (P = 0.03) 30 days after discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Remote CR is as effective as outpatient CR for improving the short-term prognosis of patients hospitalized for heart failure post-discharge. This suggests that the remote CR program can be provided as a good alternative to the outpatient CR program.
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?:doi
  • 10.1186/s12199-020-00885-2
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?:journal
  • Environ_Health_Prev_Med
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  • cc-by
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/6e6e9fa2b1a976d67625a7b4c3ca7a246eb3fc48.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7474480.xml.json
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?:pmid
  • 32891113.0
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  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • Remote cardiac rehabilitation is a good alternative of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in the COVID-19 era
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?:year
  • 2020-09-05

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