Cardiovascular Rehabilitation - All Components

In this section you will find recent research across the core components of cardiovascular rehabilitation.

Key publications and most recent research include:

Rashidi A, Whitehead L, Halton H, et al. The changes in health-related quality of life after attending cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative systematic review of the perspective of patients living with heart disease. PLoS One. 2025;20(1):e0313612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313612

Douma ER, Roovers T, Habibovic M, et al; TIMELY consortium. Effectiveness of behavior change techniques in eHealth-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review: Effective behavior change techniques in eHealth CR. Am J Prev Cardiol 2024;20:100892. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100892

Heimer M, Schmitz S, Teschler M, et al. eHealth for maintenance cardiovascular rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2023;30(15):1634-1651. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad145

Smith JR, Thomas RJ, Bonikowske AR, et al. Sex Differences in Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes. Circ Res 2022;130(4):552-565. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.319894