OBJECTIVES To determine clinical outcome and to nd out the association between participation of
patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in cardiac
rehabilitation programme. DESIGN A Prospective observational study. STUDY AREA : Department of Cardiology, Institute of
Postgraduate Medical Education and Research,Kolkata. PARTICIPANTS: Patients aged ≥18 years who underwent PCI due to
AMI. OUTCOME MEASURES The outcomes were subsequent myocardial infarction, revascularisation, all-cause readmission,
cardiac readmission, all-cause mortality and cardiac mortality. RESULT: The data of 1107 patients were included and 60.07%%
of them participated in CR program. The risks of revascularisation, all cause readmission and cardiac readmission among CR
participants were compared. The results of those analysis were consistent and showed that the CR participants had lower allcause mortality ,cardiac mortality,all cause readmission, cardiac admission. However no effect was observed for subsequent
myocardial infarction or revascularisation. CONCLUSIONS: It was suggested CR participation may reduce the risk of all-cause
mortality ,cardiac mortality, all cause readmission and cardiac admission.
Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Among Older Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction
