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Cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction in the community

Brandi J. Witt, MD^*, Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, Susan A. Weston, MS, Jill M. Killian, BS, Ryan A. Meverden, BS, Thomas G. Allison, PhD^*, Guy S. Reeder, MD^* and V.éronique L. Roger, MD, MPH^*,,*

^* Divisions of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

View larger version (50K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Time trends in participation in cardiac rehabilitation between 1982 and 1998, expressed as percentage of the total number of myocardial infarctions (MIs) occurring in each year by gender (A) and age (B).

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Expected and observed survival by participation in cardiac rehabilitation. (A) non-participants; (B) participants.

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Mortality within three years after myocardial infarction by participation in rehabilitation stratified by quartile of propensity to participate. *p < 0.001 for comparison between participation and no participation; **p < 0.005.