Percentage of patients at cardiac rehabilitation (CR) discharge on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).

The total number of patients enrolled in CR program indicated for ACE/ARB who were taking ACE/ARB at program discharge. Enrolment is defined as patient attendance at a first CR program visit. Program discharge is defined as patient participated in at least some of the program and the file was closed out by the CR team.

The total number of patients indicated for ACE/ARB discharged from the CR program. Program discharge is defined as patient participated in at least some of the program and the file was closed out by the CR team.

Exclusions: • Patients who died before being discharged from CR program. • Patients who are re-admitted to hospital before being discharged from CR program. • Patients with a documented reason (medical or patient-centred) for not taking ACE/ARB.

Program databases and/or Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.

Grace SL, Poirier P, Norris CM, Oakes GH, Somanader DS, Suskin N. Pan-Canadian development of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention quality indicators. Can J Cardiol. 2014;30(8):945-8.

Original references: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0828282X14002335?via%3Dihub#appsec3

Extracted data from supplementary material: ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0828282X14002335-mmc1.pdf

Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica)