What is the purpose of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with coronary artery disease treated with PCI?
Cardiac rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary exercise-based outpatient service that has been proved to provide patient benefit in terms of improved functional status, quality of life, medical resource use, and, ultimately, mortality rate reduction.39 46 Patients with coronary artery disease treated with PCI are at high risk of recurrent events and are particularly suitable for risk reduction via cardiac rehabilitation.