Temporal Trends and Associated Factors of Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Community-wide Perspective

PURPOSE: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been shown to be an important therapeutic intervention after the development of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but historically has been underused. Inpatient CR often represents cardiac patients' first exposure to risk factor modification education and acts as a gateway to outpatient programs. METHODS: The authors performed a longitudinal study of the use of inpatient CR in 5204 Worcester residents …