Modern british standarts in cardiac rehabilitation
The British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation (BACR) was established in 1992, and the first guidelines were published in 1995. In 1992, less than half of all hospitals treating cardiac patients had active programs. In 2000, the UK Department of Health published a national program for the treatment of coronary artery disease as a vital part of the management of cardiac patients. In 2010, BACR established standards and key components for the prevention and rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular diseases who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (hereinafter referred to as CABG) in the UK. Only a few patients with heart failure receive physical cardiac rehabilitation. Again, despite the improvement in the percentage of recruited patients evaluated both before and aft er the cardiac rehabilitation program, they still did not reach the recommended levels, and long-term results were not evaluated. The scientific evidence base in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cardiological rehabilitation is undeniable and is a necessary effective implementation in everyday clinical practice.