Annual Evidence Update on Cardiac Rehabilitation: 12-16 April 2010

An update of the evidence on this topic from NHS Evidence - cardiovascular.

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important aspect of high quality care for (in particular) the patient who has had a heart attack or undergone cardiac surgery or intervention. Access to CR remains low, as highlighted through the National Audit, and NHS Improvement are leading a national priority project to help more patients to benefit. See www.improvement.nhs.uk/heart/?TabId=56 for more information.

We are publishing an Annual Evidence Update on cardiac rehabilitation which draws together the evidence from systematic reviews and other high quality research and guidance published in the past year, building on our last three Updates. We have been greatly assisted by the NHS Improvement-Heart CR team and expert reviewers from the British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Find out more at www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular.