Table 2.
Summary clinical practice guidelines with recommendations for secondary prevention and/or cardiac rehabilitation for people with CHD and HF globallyb
| Clinical guideline | Year | SP | CR | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICs c | |||||
| Australia and New Zealand | National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes | 2016 | a | 37 | |
| National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of heart failure in Australia | 2018 | a | 38 | ||
| Canada | Comprehensive update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the management of heart failure | 2017 | a | 39 | |
| Society Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of stable ischaemic heart disease | 2014 | a | 40 | ||
| Europe | ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes | 2019 | a | a | 31 |
| ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure | 2021 | a | a | 32 | |
| ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice | 2021 | a | a | 18 | |
| French Society of Cardiology guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation in adults | 2012 | a | 41 | ||
| Slovakia Ministry of Health standard for ambulatory cardiovascular rehabilitation | 2021 | a | 42 | ||
| Japan | JCS guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease | 2012 | a | 43 | |
| Korea | Clinical practice guideline for cardiac rehabilitation in Korea | 2019 | a | 44 | |
| UK | NICE guideline: acute coronary syndrome | 2020 | a | a | 35 |
| NICE Guideline: chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management | 2018 | a | 36 | ||
| IACR: cardiac rehabilitation guidelinese | 2013 | a | 45 | ||
| SIGN cardiac rehabilitation: a national clinical guideline | 2017 | a | 46 | ||
| USA | AHA/ACCF secondary prevention and risk reduction therapy for patients with coronary and other atherosclerotic vascular disease | 2011 | a | 33 | |
| ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure | 2013 | a | 34 | ||
| AACVPR Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs, 6th Edition | 2021 | a | 47 | ||
| LMICs c | |||||
| Brazil | Brazilian cardiovascular rehabilitation guideline | 2020 | a | 48 | |
| India | Cardiological society of India: position statement for the management of ST elevation myocardial infarction in India | 2017 | a | 49 | |
| South America | South American guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation | 2014 | a | 50 | |
| Thailand | Heart rehabilitation club, heart association of Thailand CR Guideline | 1996 | a | 51 | |
| International | ICCPR consensus statement: Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings | 2016 | a | 24,52 | |
| Rehabilitation after cardiovascular diseases, with special emphasis on developing countries: report of WHO Expert Committeed | 1993 | a | 53 | ||
Addressed in clinical guideline.
Where applicable, latest guideline versions listed.
According to World Bank: https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups.
This will soon be superseded by WHO’s Package of Rehabilitation Interventions for Ischemic Heart Disease (expected 2022). See: https://www.who.int/activities/integrating-rehabilitation-into-health-systems/service-delivery/package-of-interventions-for-rehabilitation.
Currently being updated (personal communication, J. Gallagher, 14 December 2021).
HIC, high-income country; LMIC, low- and middle-income country; CR, cardiac rehabilitation; SP, secondary prevention; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; CHD, Coronary Heart Disease; HF, heart failure; AHA, American Heart Association; ACCF, American College of Cardiology Foundation; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; AACVPR, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; ICCPR, International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation; IACR, Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation; JCS, Japanese Circulation Society; WHO, World Health Organization; SIGN, Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network.
CR standards and core components, or other scientific statements such as those pertaining to only one component of secondary prevention or cardiac rehabilitation not shown, but many can be found here: https://globalcardiacrehab.com/CR-Standard/Core-Components-&-Quality-Indicators and https://globalcardiacrehab.com/CR-Guidelines.