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Review
. 2020 Jul;28(7-8):387-390.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-020-01474-2.

Recommendations on how to provide cardiac rehabilitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic

H M C Kemps  1   2 , R W M Brouwers  3 , M J Cramer  4 , H T Jorstad  5 , E P de Kluiver  6 , R A Kraaijenhagen  7 , P M J C Kuijpers  8 , M R van der Linde  9 , E de Melker  10 , S F Rodrigo  11 , R F Spee  3 , M Sunamura  12 , T Vromen  8 , M E Wittekoek  13 ; Committee for Cardiovascular Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology
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Recommendations on how to provide cardiac rehabilitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic

H M C Kemps et al. Neth Heart J. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis is having a large impact on acute and chronic cardiac care. Due to public health measures and the reorganisation of outpatient cardiac care, traditional centre-based cardiac rehabilitation is currently almost impossible. In addition, public health measures are having a potentially negative impact on lifestyle behaviour and general well-being. Therefore, the Working Group of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Dutch Society of Cardiology has formulated practical recommendations for the provision of cardiac rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic, by using telerehabilitation programmes without face-to-face contact based on current guidelines supplemented with new insights and experiences.

Keywords: Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiac telerehabilitation; Coronary artery disease; Telemonitoring.

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Conflict of interest statement

H.M.C. Kemps, R.W.M. Brouwers, M.J. Cramer,H.T. Jorstad, E.P. de Kluiver, R.A. Kraaijenhagen, P.M.J.C. Kuijpers, M.R. van der Linde, E. de Melker, S.F. Rodrigo, R.F. Spee, M. Sunamura, T. Vromen and M.E. Wittekoek declare that they have no competing interests.

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