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  • Cardiology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Preventive Cardiology

Background:

  • Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are essential multi-component interventions for heart disease patients.
  • These programs include exercise, psychological support, education, and lifestyle change promotion.
  • Assessing risk for recurrent heart disease is crucial for patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) among patients stratified by their risk for recurrent heart disease.
  • To determine if 6MWD can serve as an indicator of short-term cardiac event recurrence risk.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 394 cardiac rehabilitation participants.
  • The two-year recurrent coronary heart disease (2yRCHD) risk was calculated using the Framingham calculator and stratified into low, moderate, and high-risk groups.
  • Differences in baseline (pre-6MWD) and post-program (post-6MWD) 6-minute walk distances were analyzed across risk groups using ANOVA and ANCOVA, focusing on male participants due to female underrepresentation in higher-risk categories.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences in both pre- and post-6MWD were observed across the 2yRCHD risk groups (p < 0.01).
  • These differences remained significant after adjusting for covariates.
  • Participants in the low- and moderate-risk groups achieved longer 6MWD compared to those in the high-risk group, suggesting a correlation between walk distance and predicted cardiac risk.

Conclusions:

  • The 6-minute walk distance shows potential as a simple tool for assessing cardiac recurrence risk in community settings.
  • Further research is needed to validate these findings in diverse populations.
  • This assessment could support aging in place for older adults with heart disease.