Digital Technologies in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Published: June 05, 2023
- Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has strong evidence of benefit for secondary disease prevention across many cardiovascular conditions. However, CR is underutilized and has the potential to better support patients in improving and sustaining behaviors known to promote optimal cardiovascular health.
- Digital technology has the potential to address many of the challenges of traditional center-based CR and augment care. Due to lack of standardization, digital technology is defined in this science advisory to refer to care delivered through the internet, wearable devices, and mobile applications, as well as emerging computational methods (eg, artificial intelligence and big data).
- This AHA science advisory was assembled to help guide the development and implementation of digital CR interventions that can be translated effectively into clinical care, improve health outcomes, and promote health equity.
Supporting Materials
Recommended Reading
- 2022 Life’s Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association’s Construct of Cardiovascular Health
- 2020 Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
- 2019 Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation
- 2019 Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors
- 2017 Prioritizing Functional Capacity as a Principal End Point for Therapies Oriented to Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
- 2014 Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for stroke survivors