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bogdan_6319:45 03.07.2012
Coronary rehabilitation programmes in Europe are underused, 'with poor referral and low participation'
Coronary rehabilitation programmes in Europe are underused, 'with poor referral and low participation'
Large proportions of European coronary patients are not benefitting from cardiac rehabilitation services, according to results of the third EUROASPIRE survey published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.(1) Yet despite the evidence that cardiac rehabilitation is very effective for patients with coronary heart disease, this latest study shows that services in Europe are much underused, with poor referral and a low participation rate.
"There is still considerable potential for cardiac rehabilitation programmes to further reduce the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events," say the investigators.
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