HER Subjects:~Get Garmin activity watch (has its own smartphone app to be activated)*, Datos app Get resistance bands and light weights Exercise prescription: Initially by physical therapist prior to discharge home & updated every month.~UC Subjects:~Get Garmin activity watch (has its own smartphone app to be activated), Datos app Exercise prescription: Try to get to 30 min of exercise 5 days a week
To demonstrate that home-based exercise rehabilitation (HER) compared to usual care (UC) results in a significant reduction in healthcare utilization in HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients.(defined as rehospitalization, VAD Clinic visits, and ER visits during the 1st year after index discharge following LVAD implantation).