Comparison of inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following myocardial infarction (MI) improves prognosis. Models second phase CR differ across countries. The aim the study was to compare outcomes in MI survivors participating outpatient and inpatient programmes. Methods We included all patients hospitalized due acute Poland between October 2017 December 2018 (n=96634). Among them 4411 were referred commenced CR, whereas 11626 started within 30 days discharge. All subject prospective follow-up. primary endpoint defined as death from any cause. Results mean follow-up 332.8±128.1 days. Younger age, male sex, a cancer history related higher probability, diabetes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, obstructive pulmonary ST-elevation infarction, revascularization lower probability participation CR. Participation risk all-cause mortality both univariable (hazard ratio [95% confidence intervals] 0.37 [0.26-0.51]) multivariable analysis (0.53 [0.38-0.74]). also or stroke (0.57 [0.48-0.67] 0.72 [0.61-0.84]) hospitalization cardiovascular reasons: 0.78 (0.73-0.84) 0.85 (0.80-0.91) for analyses respectively. propensity score matched groups confirmed results. Conclusion Outpatient may be improved prognosis compared programme.