Effects of the Strong Hearts program at two years post program completion.

Context: This is a follow-up to the original published article, Effects of the Strong Hearts Program after a Major Cardiovascular Event in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.

Objectives: This study evaluated the long-term efficacy of the Strong Hearts program up to 2 years after program completion.

Methods: All study participants who initially completed the Strong Hearts program between 2020 and 2021 (n=128) were contacted at 12 months and 24 months following the date of program completion.

Effects of the Strong Hearts program after a major cardiovascular event in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Context: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and intensive cardiac rehabilitation (ICR) are secondary prevention interventions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a class 1a indication yet suboptimal utilization. To date, there are only three approved ICR programs. Alternative programing should be explored to increase enrollment and adherence in these interventions.