Referral, enrollment, and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs at clinical centers and beyond: a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association.

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Published in Circulation on November 14, 2011

Authors

Gary J Balady, Philip A Ades, Vera A Bittner, Barry A Franklin, Neil F Gordon, Randal J Thomas, Gordon F Tomaselli, Clyde W Yancy, American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee

Associated clinical trials:

Readiness for Behavior Change After a Heart Attack (ENROLL) | NCT01596036

Feasibility and Effectiveness of Remote Virtual Reality-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation | NCT02711631

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