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ReviewNature reviews. Cardiology2026

World Heart Federation Roadmap on cardiac rehabilitation: a pathway to lifelong cardiovascular health.

Julie Redfern, Randal J Thomas, Tom Briffa, Lilian Mbau, Robyn Gallagher, Dion Candelaria, Irene Gibson, Wen-Chih Wu, Alexis Beatty, Gabriela L M Ghisi and 12 more

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Review in Nature reviews. Cardiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Julie RedfernInstitute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia. jredfern@bond.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-5563
Randal J ThomasMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-7182
Tom BriffaUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0012-6461
Lilian MbauCentre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-4562
Robyn GallagherSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-9351
Dion CandelariaSusan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7547-2860
Irene GibsonNational Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, University of Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-2280
Wen-Chih WuCardiovascular Institute, Brown University Health, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-2024
Alexis BeattyUniversity of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-7386
Gabriela L M GhisiUniversity Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-3718
Alice NamanjaKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1502-5871
Dawn ScantleburyThe University of The West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-6439
Abraham Samuel BabuDepartment of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1084-0137
Giulliano GardenghiBrazilian Association of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Intensive Care Physiotherapy, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8763-561X
Yihong SunBeijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7812-9793
Aashish ContractorSir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-1134
Ana AbreuLisbon Medical School, University of Lisbon & ULSSM, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://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, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4963-2183
David WoodNational Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, Galway, Republic of Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-0882
Sidney C SmithUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-0454

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With an ageing population and the persistence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, health-care systems are challenged by a growing number of individuals living longer with cardiovascular disease and its sequelae. The evolution of cardiac rehabilitation, from a group exercise-based programme to encompassing all aspects of secondary prevention, has led to the ultimate objective of achieving lifelong cardiovascular health for all. In this World Heart Federation Roadmap, we present a united and forward-looking vision to consolidate global and collaborative efforts that enhance equitable access, improve patient outcomes and ensure value-based health care. The Roadmap outlines a reframing of terminology and interconnected solutions founded on unity, person-centredness and being future-focused. The five key roadblocks and widely applicable solutions are interlinked and include having a greater emphasis on lifelong cardiovascular health, better engagement among patients and clinicians, a greater emphasis on new models of care, workforce strengthening and support for strong advocacy and policy. We present a series of practical solutions and successful international case studies. The next steps are to facilitate local and regional implementation and evaluation strategies. A shift to systems, policy and advocacy thinking is crucial for the sector, with a view to long-term investment to meet growing demands. This World Heart Federation Roadmap is endorsed by the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.

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