Effects of 9-18 Weeks of Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation After a Major Cardiovascular Event in Patients With CVD

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Lifestyle Risk Reduction

In brief

Implement an intensive cardiac rehabilitation program at Arkansas Heart Hospital (AHH) to find out if the AHH-ICR is equivalent to the CMS approved programs when it comes to results.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05708313

Run by

Arkansas Heart Hospital

People needed

198

Starts

2019-09-20

Expected to finish

2021-06-27

Last updated by the study team

2023-02-01

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Eligible for cardiac rehab per CMS requirements.
• Males and Females Age ≥ 65≤ 85 years
• Acute myocardial infarction within the preceding 6 months
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Current stable angina pectoris (chest pain)
• Heart valve repair or replacement
• Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or coronary stenting
• BMI ≥ 18 ≤35
• HgA1C ≤10

You may not qualify if…

• 1. Renal or hepatic dysfunction 2. Amputees (unless both groups have similar patients) 3. Current chemo/radiation treatment (unless both groups have similar patients) 4. Malnutrition 5. HIV/AIDS 6. Post-Bariatric surgery patients 7. History of substance abuse 8. Gastroparesis 9. Patients taking Warfarin/Coumadin 10. CHF patients on fluid restrictions requiring monitoring of water intake from food and liquids.
• Cognitive deficits that would preclude cardiac rehabilitation 12. Patients with physical limitations that would prevent cardiac rehabilitation 13. Patients who are unable to attend the program 14. Patient who live >45… miles from cardiac rehab center

Where it is running

• Arkansas Heart Hospital-Clinic — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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