The Relationship Between Discharge Location and Cardiac Rehabilitation Use After Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a guideline-recommended risk reduction program offered to cardiac surgical patients. Despite CR ’s association with better outcomes, attendance remains poor. The relationship between discharge location and CR use is poorly understood.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 22, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tyler M. Bauer, Maximilian Fliegner, Hechaun Hou, Temilolaoluwa Daramola, Jeffrey S. McCullough, Whitney Fu, Francis D. Pagani, Donald S. Likosky, Steven J. Keteyian, Michael P. Thompson Source Type: research