{"id":10557,"date":"2026-09-12T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=10557"},"modified":"2026-09-12T11:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:52:04","slug":"first-esc-clinical-guideline-for-cardiac-rehabilitation-esc-2026%d8%8c-28-aug-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/first-esc-clinical-guideline-for-cardiac-rehabilitation-esc-2026%d8%8c-28-aug-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"First ESC Clinical Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation | ESC 2026\u060c 28 Aug, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>First ESC Clinical Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation | ESC 2026\u060c 28 Aug, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>* First-ever ESC dedicated clinical guideline for cardiovascular rehabilitation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Cardiac rehabilitation is no longer viewed as simply an exercise program; it is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary intervention.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Applies broadly across cardiovascular disease: CAD\/MI, heart failure, valve disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, and patients with cardiovascular effects of cancer therapy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Rehabilitation should be personalized according to clinical risk, patient needs, preferences, functional status, and individual goals.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Delivery can be center-based, home-based, or hybrid\u2014the model should fit the patient rather than requiring one fixed approach.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Frailty and comorbidities should not automatically exclude patients from cardiac rehabilitation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Core components extend beyond exercise to include optimization of medical therapy, risk-factor control, nutrition, physical activity, psychological support, and patient education\/self-management.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* A major goal is long-term secondary prevention: patients should learn to recognize warning symptoms, manage medications, monitor their condition, and maintain healthy behaviors.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Introduces the concept of \u201cbetter in, better out\u201d\u2014optimizing health and risk factors before planned cardiac interventions may help prepare patients for recovery.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Psychological rehabilitation is emphasized, including addressing fear of recurrent cardiac events and helping patients regain confidence and independence.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* Important evidence gaps remain, including cost-effectiveness and optimal programs for rehabilitation in some cardiomyopathies.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>* ACC perspective: Richard Kovacs described the new ESC guideline as \u201ceye-opening\u201d; currently there is no comparable comprehensive ACC\/AHA cardiac rehabilitation guideline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Key message: Cardiac rehabilitation should become an integral part of cardiovascular treatment\u2014not an optional service after the acute event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escardio.org\/guidelines\/clinical-practice-guidelines\/all-esc-practice-guidelines\/cardiac-rehabilitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.escardio.org\/guidelines\/clinical-practice-guidelines\/all-esc-practice-guidelines\/cardiac-rehabilitation\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1789284448604000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w0-ZZOS1N2WObqvQVxPC8\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.escardio.org\/<wbr \/>guidelines\/clinical-practice-<wbr \/>guidelines\/all-esc-practice-<wbr \/>guidelines\/cardiac-<wbr \/>rehabilitation\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First ESC Clinical Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation | ESC 2026\u060c 28 Aug, 2026 * First-ever ESC dedicated clinical guideline for cardiovascular rehabilitation. * Cardiac rehabilitation is no longer viewed as simply an exercise program; it is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary intervention. * Applies broadly across cardiovascular disease: CAD\/MI, heart failure, valve disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10558,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10557\/revisions\/10558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}