[Outpatient cardiac phase III rehabilitation at a Viennese institution - retrospective cohort study].

Background: This retrospective cohort study analyses effectiveness and sustainability of the current cardiac Phase III (Ph-III) rehabilitation program, provided by the Centre for Outpatient Rehabilitation (ZAR).

Methods: We analysed routine data of 451 intervention group patients (IG, with Ph-III) and 781 control group patients (KG, without Ph-III).

Results: In a median observation period of 2.