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ReviewGlobal heart2026

Implementation and Strategies to Support Adoption of the World Heart Federation Roadmap on Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pathway to Improve Lifelong Cardiovascular Health.

Dion Candelaria, Irene Gibson, Abraham Samuel Babu, Tom Briffa, Lilian Mbau, Robyn Gallagher, Wen-Chih Wu, Alexis Beatty, Gabriela L M Ghisi, Alice Namanja and 12 more

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Review in Global heart, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Dion CandelariaSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7547-2860
Irene GibsonNational Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, University of Galway, Republic of Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-2280
Abraham Samuel BabuDepartment of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-0137
Tom BriffaUniversity of Western Australia, WA, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0012-6461
Lilian MbauCentre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-4562
Robyn GallagherSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-9351
Wen-Chih WuCardiovascular Institute, Brown University Health, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-2024
Alexis BeattyUniversity of California, San Francisco, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-7386
Gabriela L M GhisiUniversity Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-3718
Alice NamanjaKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1502-5871
Dawn ScantleburyThe University of The West Indies, Barbados.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-6439
Giulliano GardenghiBrazilian Association of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Intensive Care Physiotherapy, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-561X
Yihong SunBeijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China.
Aashish ContractorSir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-1134
Ana AbreuLisbon Medical School, University of Lisbon & ULSSM, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9218-8001
Roque Daniel GonzálezMinisterio de Salud, Tucumán, Argentina.
Pat O'DonnellGlobal Heart Hub, Galway, Republic of Ireland.
Rongjing DingPeking University People's Hospital, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4963-2183
David WoodNational Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, University of Galway, Republic of Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-0882
Randal J ThomasMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-7182
Sidney C SmithUniversity of North Carolina, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-0454
Julie RedfernSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-5563

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An ageing population means more people are living longer with cardiovascular disease. As a result, health systems face sustained pressures to provide effective long-term care. Cardiac rehabilitation has evolved from group-based exercise-based programs to comprehensive secondary prevention, with a growing focus on supporting lifelong cardiovascular health. The World Heart Federation (WHF) recently published a Roadmap that advances this shift by reframing cardiovascular rehabilitation around person-centred, future-focused care, and identifying five key recommendations: prioritise lifelong health, strengthen patient and clinician engagement, adopt new models of care, build workforce capacity, and advance advocacy and policy. This paper outlines practical implementation strategies to support adoption of the WHF Roadmap on Cardiac Rehabilitation (a pathway to improve lifelong cardiovascular health) in diverse real-world settings. We present adaptable approaches at the patient, clinician, and system levels, focusing on how cardiovascular rehabilitation can be embedded across the continuum of care with modernised concepts and terminology. Key strategies include integrating rehabilitation earlier and more consistently into care pathways, leveraging data for continuous quality improvement, and aligning funding mechanisms and policy frameworks to enable sustainable delivery. Importantly, implementation must remain responsive to local contexts, including variations in resources, workforce capacity, and population needs. Robust research strategies are also outlined that evaluate approaches to translate global priorities into routine practice and support the concept of being the lifelong cardiovascular health program for all.

Indexed as

Cardiac RehabilitationCardiovascular DiseasesGlobal HealthHumansSecondary PreventionCardiac RehabilitationCardiovascular DiseaseHeart DiseaseImplementationRoadmapSecondary Prevention

Identifiers

PMID42491777
PMCPMC13378420

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