‘The future of cardiac rehabilitation in the UK’ and ‘Exercise training as an essential component of cardiac rehabilitation’: the response

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Published inHeart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 98; no. 8; p. 675
Main Author West, Robert R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.04.2012
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
cardiac rehabilitation
clinical trials
delivery of care
Epidemiology
Exercise
Physical fitness
Pragmatism
public health
Rehabilitation
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Summary:The comparison of 'elective hospital' (matched on several criteria) is certainly less powerful than a trial (randomising patients) but was again pragmatic, discussed in advance with the sponsors and recognized the evolving provision of the service to accommodate both those unwilling to randomise out and those aspiring to become cardiac rehabilitation centres.
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DOI:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302125