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ArticleOpen heart2025

Effectiveness of the innovative Austrian phase III cardiac rehabilitation model on cardiovascular risk factors: a nationwide registry.

Bernhard Reich, Gunnar Treff, Andrea Podolsky, Heimo Traninger, Karl Mayr, Magdalena Wagner-Dauerböck, Silvia Wolfsteiner, Helmuth Ocenasek, Wolfgang Ziegelmeyer, Michael Porodko and 2 more

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Article in Open heart, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Bernhard Reich *Institute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation and Research Institute of Molecular Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria reich.bernhard@icloud.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9970-4379
Gunnar Treff *Institute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5388-4282
Andrea PodolskyUniversity Hospital Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2894-1243
Heimo TraningerZentrum für ambulante Rehabilitation Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3067-0246
Karl MayrCardiac Rehabilitation Center, CARDIOMED, Linz, Austria.ORCID 0009-0009-2792-838X
Magdalena Wagner-DauerböckOut-Patient Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Steyr, Austria.ORCID 0009-0004-3343-4988
Silvia WolfsteinerOut-Patient Rehabilitation Center, Bruck an der Mur, Austria.ORCID 0009-0000-3022-4185
Helmuth OcenasekKepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH, Linz, Austria.ORCID 0009-0002-1960-1546
Wolfgang ZiegelmeyerOut-Patient Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Steyr, Austria.ORCID 0009-0003-4456-2849
Michael PorodkoInstitute of Preventive and Rehabilitative Medicine, CardioVital, Wels, Austria.ORCID 0009-0004-0386-0310
Andreas KriechhammerAmbulatorium Nord, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0009-0000-7073-274X
Josef NiebauerREHA Zentrum Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2811-9041

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe Austrian model of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) begins right after discharge from the acute care hospital. During phase II (OUT-II), it provides a facility-based, professionally supervised, multidisciplinary programme of 6 weeks. The subsequent, supervised phase III (OUT-III) lasts 6 months. In 2017, a 3-6 months lasting unsupervised home-based training has been added, which is followed by a 4-week facility-based evaluation and training period, called 'refresher'. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of this programme using a nationwide registry.

methodsAnthropometric data, resting blood pressure, lipid profile, maximum exercise capacity (P

resultsFrom OUT-III

conclusionOUT-III CR resulted in sustained improvement in P

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Cardiac RehabilitationCardiovascular DiseasesRegistriesAgedAustriaExercise ToleranceFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeCARDIAC REHABILITATIONCORONARY ARTERY DISEASERISK FACTORS

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PMID40262929
PMCPMC12049925

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