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Slow Gait Speed and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction.

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Flint, K; Kennedy, K; Arnold, SV; Dodson, JA; Cresci, S; Alexander, KP
Published in: J Am Heart Assoc
February 24, 2018

BACKGROUND: Lack of participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and slow gait speed have both been associated with poor long-term outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Whether the effect of CR participation on outcomes after AMI differs by gait speed is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the association between gait speed and CR participation at 1 month after discharge after AMI, and death and disability at 1 year, in 329 patients aged ≥65 years enrolled in the TRIUMPH (Translational Research Investigating Underlying Disparities in Recovery From Acute Myocardial Infarction: Patients' Health Status) registry. Among these patients, 177 (53.7%) had slow gait speed (<0.8 m/s) and 109 (33.1%) participated in CR. Patients with slow gait speed were less likely to participate in CR compared with patients with normal gait speed (27.1% versus 40.1%; P=0.012). In unadjusted analysis, CR participants with normal gait speed had the lowest rate of death or disability at 1 year (9.3%), compared with those with slow gait speed and no CR participation (43.2%). After adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive impairment, both slow gait speed (odds ratio, 2.30; 95% confidence interval, 1.30-4.06) and non-CR participation (odds ratio, 2.34; 95 confidence interval, 1.22-4.48) were independently associated with death or disability at 1 year. The effect of CR on the primary outcome did not differ by gait speed (P=0.70). CONCLUSIONS: CR participation is associated with reduced risk for death or disability after AMI. The beneficial effect of CR participation does not differ by gait speed, suggesting that slow gait speed alone should not preclude referral to CR for older adults after AMI.

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J Am Heart Assoc

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2047-9980

Publication Date

February 24, 2018

Volume

7

Issue

5

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking Speed
  • Walk Test
  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Registries
  • Recovery of Function
  • Prospective Studies
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Male
 

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Flint, K., Kennedy, K., Arnold, S. V., Dodson, J. A., Cresci, S., & Alexander, K. P. (2018). Slow Gait Speed and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc, 7(5). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.008296
Flint, Kelsey, Kevin Kennedy, Suzanne V. Arnold, John A. Dodson, Sharon Cresci, and Karen P. Alexander. “Slow Gait Speed and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction.J Am Heart Assoc 7, no. 5 (February 24, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.008296.
Flint K, Kennedy K, Arnold SV, Dodson JA, Cresci S, Alexander KP. Slow Gait Speed and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Feb 24;7(5).
Flint, Kelsey, et al. “Slow Gait Speed and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction.J Am Heart Assoc, vol. 7, no. 5, Feb. 2018. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/JAHA.117.008296.
Flint K, Kennedy K, Arnold SV, Dodson JA, Cresci S, Alexander KP. Slow Gait Speed and Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation in Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Feb 24;7(5).
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Published In

J Am Heart Assoc

DOI

EISSN

2047-9980

Publication Date

February 24, 2018

Volume

7

Issue

5

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking Speed
  • Walk Test
  • United States
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Time Factors
  • Registries
  • Recovery of Function
  • Prospective Studies
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Male