In the statement titled "Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings, published in the journal Heart , they also recommend that programs not be delivered in expensive medical settings like hospitals, but in the community. New technologies should also be exploited, because the penetration of mobile phones in these countries is very high.
Grace, who is also a Senior Scientist at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN, adds that plans are underway to test the model and its cost in various countries. "Then we can advocate for more cardiac rehab delivery, and refine how we deliver it. We see new cardiac care units going up in these countries; the wealthy receive high-tech interventions like stents and surgery, but the average heart patient is not able to get the low-tech basics that work well in cardiac rehab."
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The statement by the expert panel has been endorsed by many leading organizations, including the British, Australian and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, the World Hypertension League, the African Heart Network, and the Singapore Heart Foundation.
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