Abstract
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following myocardial infarction is vastly underused. As such, the aim of this study was to test a digital health intervention (DHI) as an adjunct to CR. Patients undergoing standard Mayo Clinic CR were recruited prior to CR (n = 25) or after 3 months CR (n = 17). Changes in risk factors and rehospitalizations plus emergency department (ED) visits were assessed after 3 months. Patients assigned to DHI during CR had significant reductions in weight (−4.0 ± 5.2 kg, P =.001), blood pressure (−10.8 ± 13.5 mmHg, P =.0009), and the group using DHI after 3 months of CR had significant reductions in weight (−2.5 ± 3.8 kg, P =.04) and systolic BP (−12.6 ± 12.4 mmHg, P =.001) compared to the control groups. Both DHI groups also displayed significant reductions in rehospitalizations/ED visits (−37.9 %, P = 0.01 and −28 %, P =.04, respectively). This study suggests that a guideline-driven DHI CR program can augment secondary prevention strategies during usual CR by improving risk factors for repeat events.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-292 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of cardiovascular translational research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 29 2015 |
Keywords
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular disease
- Digital health
- Mobile health
- Online Health Monitoring
- Secondary prevention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Genetics
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Genetics(clinical)