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ArticleBMJ open2018

Expanded cardiac rehabilitation in socially vulnerable patients with myocardial infarction: a 10-year follow-up study focusing on mortality and non-fatal events.

Kathrine Hald, Kirsten Melgaard Nielsen, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Lucette Kirsten Meillier, Finn Breinholt Larsen, Bo Christensen, Mogens Lytken Larsen

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kathrine HaldDepartment of Public Health, Section for Clinical Social Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Kirsten Melgaard NielsenDepartment of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Claus Vinther NielsenDepartment of Public Health, Section for Clinical Social Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Lucette Kirsten MeillierDEFACTUM, Social and Health Services and Labour Market, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark.
Finn Breinholt LarsenDEFACTUM, Social and Health Services and Labour Market, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark.
Bo ChristensenDepartment of Public Health, Section for General Medical Practice, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Mogens Lytken LarsenDepartment of Cardiology, Danish Centre for Inequality in Health, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Aarhus University · DKCentral Denmark Region · DKAalborg University Hospital · DKAarhus University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to reduce cardiovascular risk. A research project performed at a university hospital in Denmark offered an expanded CR intervention to socially vulnerable patients. One-year follow-up showed significant improvements concerning medicine compliance, lipid profile, blood pressure and body mass index when compared with socially vulnerable patients receiving standard CR. The aim of the study was to perform a long-term follow-up on the socially differentiated CR intervention and examine the impact of the intervention on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, non-fatal recurrent events and major cardiac events (MACE) 10 years after.

designProspective cohort study.

settingThe cardiac ward at a university hospital in Denmark from 2000 to 2004.

participants379 patients aged <70 years admitted with first episode myocardial infarction (MI). The patients were defined as socially vulnerable or non-socially vulnerable according to their educational level and their social network. A complete follow-up was achieved.

interventionA socially differentiated CR intervention. The intervention consisted of standard CR and additionally a longer phase II course, more consultations, telephone follow-up and a better handover to phase III CR in the municipal sector, in general practice and in the patient association.

main outcome measuresAll-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, non-fatal recurrent events and MACE.

resultsThere was no significant difference in all-cause mortality (OR: 1.29, 95% CI 0.58 to 2,89), cardiovascular mortality (OR: 0.80, 95% CI 0.31 to 2.09), non-fatal recurrent events (OR:1.62, 95% CI 0.67 to 3.92) or MACE (OR: 1.31, 95% CI 0.53 to 2.42) measured at 10-year follow-up when comparing the expanded CR intervention to standard CR.

conclusionsDespite the significant results of the socially differentiated CR intervention at 1-year follow-up, no long-term effects were seen regarding the main outcome measures at 10-year follow-up. Future research should focus on why it is not possible to lower the mortality and morbidity significantly among socially vulnerable patients admitted with first episode MI.

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AgedCardiac RehabilitationCause of DeathDenmarkFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, UniversityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMortalityMyocardial InfarctionProspective StudiesVulnerable PopulationsAngina pectorisCardiac rehabilitationEducational statusMarital statusMortality.Myocardial infarctionSingle personSocial supportTreatment outcomeVulnerable populations

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PMID29362268
PMCPMC5786137
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