Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Acute Myocardial Infarction Improves Clinical Outcomes Regardless of Exercise Capacity
This study evaluates the impact of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and varying exercise capacities. Involving 610 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, it found that those participating in CR showed a significantly lower incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over an average of 6.1 years compared to non-participants. This benefit was consistent across patients with both reduced and preserved exercise capacities, highlighting CR’s essential role in AMI recovery.