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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Published on: April 19, 2019

Long-term cost-benefit ratio of cardiac rehabilitation after percutaneous coronary intervention

Paul Dendale1, Dominique Hansen, Jan Berger

  • 1Rehabilitation and Health Centre, Virga Jesse Hospital, Stadsomvaart 11, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. paul.dendale@virgajesse.be

Acta Cardiologica
|September 18, 2008
PubMed

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Cardiac rehabilitation after percutaneous coronary intervention significantly reduces cardiac events and healthcare costs long-term. This multidisciplinary approach proves cost-effective for the Belgian healthcare system.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Health Economics
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves short-term outcomes post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  • Long-term effects and cost-benefit of CR after PCI require further investigation.
  • Multidisciplinary, hospital-based, ambulatory CR is analyzed for its long-term cost-effectiveness post-PCI.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the long-term health-related costs associated with multidisciplinary, hospital-based, ambulatory CR after PCI.
  • To assess the impact of CR on cardiac events and overall healthcare expenditure in patients following PCI.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study of 213 patients post-PCI: 133 in CR versus 80 in a control group without CR.
  • Hospital records and telephone follow-up (approx. 4.5 years) were used to track cardiovascular events and calculate community costs.
  • Events analyzed included angina, coronary revascularization, myocardial infarction, and death.

Main Results:

  • CR significantly reduced hospitalizations for angina (75% vs. 45%) and coronary revascularizations (17% vs. 7%).
  • A significant increase in myocardial infarction incidence was observed in the CR group (2.5% vs. 7.5%).
  • The CR group experienced fewer total events (0.93/patient vs. 1.52/patient) and lower total healthcare costs (€4,862 vs. €5,498 per patient) over 4.5 years.

Conclusions:

  • Cardiac rehabilitation after PCI substantially decreases cardiac events.
  • Despite CR costs, significant healthcare cost savings are realized for the payer.
  • CR is a cost-effective intervention improving long-term patient outcomes post-PCI.
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