Availability and nature of cardiac rehabilitation by province in Iran: A 2018 update of ICCPR's global audit.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is scantly available in Iran, although it is the cost-benefit strategy in cardiac patients, It has not been established how CR is delivered within Iran. This study aimed to determine: (a) availability, density and unmet need for CR, and (b) nature of CR services in Iran by province.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional sub-study of the global CR audit, program availability was determined through cardiovascular networks.