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June 12, 2026European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Current control of patient body composition after a contemporary cardiac rehabilitation program: the ReCardio registry

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Why the study?

Does a contemporary cardiac rehabilitation program improve body composition in patients with ischaemic heart disease?

Population

244 adult patients with ischaemic heart disease who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program.

Comparison

Contemporary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program vs Baseline (pre-rehabilitation metrics)

Design

Cross-sectional

Follow-up

Until discharge from cardiac rehabilitation program

Authors

MFM Sestayo FernandezCPC Pena-GilAAA Albaladejo

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Overview

Modest weight loss during cardiac rehabilitation supports program benefits; extends observational data but leaves open effects on hard endpoints.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the clinical characteristics and body composition profile of patients in cardiac rehabilitation programs across Spain.
  • Prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional registry
  • Included 244 consecutive adult patients with ischaemic heart disease
  • Data collected using a unified web-based platform with semantic interoperability
  • Mean body weight decreased from 82 kg to 80 kg (–1.9 kg, p < 0.001)
  • BMI reduced from 28.9 kg/m² to 28.2 kg/m² (–0.63 kg/m², p < 0.001)
  • 30% of patients still had a BMI > 30 kg/m² post-rehabilitation

Structured PICO

Does a contemporary cardiac rehabilitation program improve body composition in patients with ischaemic heart disease?

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Population
244 adult patients with ischaemic heart disease (acute coronary syndrome, chronic coronary syndrome, or prior coronary revascularization) who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program.
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Intervention
Contemporary cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program
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Comparator
Baseline (pre-rehabilitation metrics)
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Outcome
Changes in body composition parameters (body weight, BMI, waist circumference, body fat percentage) from baseline to dischargesurrogate

Contemporary cardiac rehabilitation programs significantly improve body composition parameters in patients with ischaemic heart disease, though a substantial proportion remain obese at discharge.

Cite This Study

Fernandez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2bd11d6550ea4541ffe929https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag249.273
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