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Making Cardiac Rehabilitation More Accessible to Patients

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  • Rod S. Taylor

  • October 14, 2026

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    In Denmark, unique CPR numbers enable linkage of national administrative and health records for population-level research.

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    Among 19,080 patients with coronary heart disease, decentralizing cardiac rehabilitation reduced the median distance to the nearest facility from 15.1 to 7.2 km.

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    After decentralization, cardiac rehabilitation uptake increased by 16% (95% CI, 12%-19%), defined as attending at least 1 exercise session within 180 days of discharge.

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    Decentralization was associated with a smaller educational gradient in cardiac rehabilitation participation, while effects across other dimensions of inequality require further study.

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    The article describes hospital, community, home, digital, and hybrid cardiac rehabilitation as delivery models that can be adapted to patients’ clinical needs and preferences.

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Bringing Cardiac Rehabilitation Closer to Patients

  • by Rod S. Taylor

  • October 14, 2026

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