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 …

Background Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death globally.
Traditionally, centre‐based cardiac rehabilitation programmes are offered to individuals after …

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 …

Background Despite the strong uptake of mobile health (mhealth) technology targeted at
cardiovascular care, it is still unclear if this improves adherence to therapy and patient …

Background Worldwide at least 100 million people are thought to have prevalent
cardiovascular disease (CVD). This population has a five times greater chance of suffering a …

Purpose: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to improve functional status, quality of
life, and recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Despite its demonstrated …

Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause most deaths globally and can reduce
quality of life (QoL) of rehabilitees with cardiac disease. The risk factors of CVDs are …

Objectives Despite documented benefits and physicians' recommendations to participate in
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs, the average dropout rate remains between 12–56 …

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, chronic disability,
loss of independence and impaired quality of life in older adults. 1, 2 Cardiovascular …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and its associated economic burden are
increasing globally. Although cardiac rehabilitation is a vital component of secondary …