Description
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is the treatment
option that can reduce the likelihood of recurrent events
and disease progression, and should incorporate all the
secondary prevention strategies currently available for
patients at high risk of cardiovascular events.
The changing emphasis on providing care closer to
the patient has meant that cardiac rehabilitation
provision is increasingly being provided in primary care
at local community venues. This paper will review
current literature, need and cost efficacy of providing
this form of secondary prevention and take a look at
how one Primary Care Trust has set up a
comprehensive service, designed to enhance recovery
following a cardiac event or surgery.
