ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2024
Cardiac Rehabilitation After Open Heart Surgery: A Narrative Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of postoperative educational interventions on psychological, self-management, and quality-of-life outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Different Exercise Interventions on Fall Risk and Gait Parameters in Frail Patients After Open Heart Surgery: A Pilot Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- From surgery to recovery: Measuring success through quality of life and functional improvements after cardiac surgery.World journal of cardiology · 2025Article
- Compliance Behaviour After a Coronary Ischaemic Event: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Adherence to a Protocolised Follow-Up in Primary Care.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostoperative cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are increasingly recommended by clinicians, but only a minority of patients who have undergone open heart surgery participate in such programs. Participation rates in postoperative CR, if anything, appear to be declining. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of post-operative CR and reveals possible participation barriers.
methodsA search of two scholarly databases for primary research papers published in the last decade examining the impact of post-operative CR was conducted and the resultant papers reviewed.
resultsThe 21 resulting studies revealed physiological functioning improvement and a reduction in mortality and readmission rates, while highlighting an enhancement in mental status. Some of the studies recognized the need for nutritional support and suggested that age, gender, access to CR centers, and socioeconomic variables impact participation in CR.
conclusionsPost-operative CR participation rates continue to decline despite increasing evidence of the value of the approach.
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