Feasibility of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation algorithm in patients following percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome

• Published in: Indian heart journal Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 289 - 292
• Main Authors: Satyamurthy, Akhila, Prabhu, Nivedita, Padmakumar, Ramachandran, Babu, Abraham Samuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.07.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndrome; Acute Coronary Syndrome - surgery; Algorithms; Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiac Rehabilitation - methods; Exercise Therapy - methods; Feasibility; Feasibility Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Postoperative Care - methods; Research Brief; Acute coronary syndrome; Feasibility; Cardiac rehabilitation
• ISSN: 0019-4832; 2213-3763; 2213-3763
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2020.07.011

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is underutilised across the world and India. The use of simple algorithms is one way to facilitate CR, however, these algorithms need to be feasible to use across low resource settings. The objectives were to assess the feasibility of a CR algorithm following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). A single group, pre-post study on 50 participants undergoing PCI for ACS found significant improvement in various feasibility metrics at discharge and 30-days, with no major adverse events. The proposed CR algorithm was safe and feasible for low and moderate risk patients with ACS undergoing PCI.