The final issue of 2025 (Volume 45, No. 6) is now available for AACVPR members and JCRP subscribers.
Please see below for the full table of contents. You can access the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention:
Editor-in-Chief Todd Brown, MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA, MAACVPR, provides an overview of the content included in the November/December issue below:
This month, we’re also highlighting selected visual abstracts from articles published in this issue of JCRP. More visual abstracts can be viewed on JCRP’s social media accounts (linked above). We encourage you to follow JCRP on our social media platforms, and check out the full articles in JCRP!
AACVPR Consensus Statement
- Consensus Statement on the Virtual and Remote Delivery of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Their Components
- More information about this AACVPR Consensus Statement is included in this issue’s article summary!
Original Investigations
- Impact of lower extremity muscle strength on exercise capacity in patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus
- Evaluation of a rehabilitation program with blood pressure-guided exercise intensity restrictions for patients with thoracic aortic dissection or aneurysm
- Comparison of cardiovascular and perceptual responses during guideline-recommended and self-selected intensity exercises in patients with peripheral artery disease: a randomized crossover study
- Adverse Impact of COVID-19 on Hopelessness Levels in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kinesiophobia after Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Associated Risk Factors and Impacts on Postprocedural Syndrome
- Investigating the Upper Extremity Exercise Capacity and Associated Variables in Individuals with Heart Failure
Research Letters
- Arm-Ergometry Versus Treadmill Exercise in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: Inflammatory and Endothelial Outcomes in the ARMEX Trial
- Home-Based Rehabilitation with Health Coaching in Patients Living with Bronchiectasis
Online Only Publications
- The Dose-Response Relationship of Aerobic Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Association Between Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Health Care Costs
Upcoming Content
For upcoming content in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention:
Check out the Published Ahead of Print section for articles published ahead of the print version of JCRP.
Article Summary
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“Consensus Statement on the Virtual and Remote Delivery of CR/PR and Their Components”
In-person cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs remain the recommendation for all eligible patients, but access to and utilization of in-person programs remains low. Non-traditional delivery models for CR and PR may help increase utilization, but there is a lack of guidance on how these delivery models should be implemented to ensure quality care.
To address this need for clear guidance and structure for virtual and remote CR & PR programs, AACVPR has published this new consensus statement to better define virtual and remote programs, to identify key components that need to be included when developing a virtual or remote program, and to identify areas where further research is needed to strengthen the quality of care provided by virtual and remote programs.
Make sure to check out the following article components to get up to speed on virtual and remote CR & PR delivery:
- Table 1: Terms and Definitions for In-Person, Virtually, and Remotely Delivered Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Make sure you read this table to better understand how these delivery models are defined
- Table 2: Definitions of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Delivery Model
- Don’t forget to review this table to better contextualize how the specific delivery model impacts important aspects of CR and PR programs like program components, medical directorship, supervision, and reimbursement
- Table 5: Categories of Patients That May Require More Careful Analysis and Discussion Before Enrollment in Virtual and Remote Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Review this table to help identify risk factors and characteristics in patients that may best be served by starting in an in-person program and then re-evaluating the patient to determine suitability for hybrid or remote CR/PR
- Table 6 and 7: Summary of the Key Characteristics for Prescribing Exercise for Synchronized Real-Time or Remote Asynchronous Cardiac Rehabilitation/Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Check out these tables for important guidance on how to best complete exercise prescriptions for synchronized real-time and remote asynchronous CR/PR
To access the full article, and learn more about virtual and remote delivery, click here.
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