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An inter-hospital heart team conference based collaborative follow-up (FU) may facilitate outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs, especially in hospitals without an outpatient CR center. Consecutive 145 patients with cardiovascular disease who received inpatient treatment at Yamagata University Hospital were divided into collaborative (n = 76) and same-hospital (n = 69) FU groups. In the collaborative FU group, patients received outpatient care at a university hospital and outpatient CR at different hospitals. In the same-hospital FU group, patients received outpatient care and outpatient CR at the same hospital other than the university hospital. The collaborative FU group held monthly 60-minute inter-hospital heart team conferences with CR specialists. No cardiovascular accidents occurred during the outpatient CR program in either group. Peak oxygen uptake VO, anaerobic threshold, brain natriuretic peptide level, and left ventricular ejection fraction significantly improved in both groups. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed no significant difference in prognosis between the collaborative and same-hospital FU groups (P = 0.246). Of the patients who had collaborative CR programs, 29 (38.2%) patients (37 consultations) were discussed at an inter-hospital heart team conference. Eighteen (48.6%) consultations were for issues related to continuing outpatient CR programs. Collaborative FU was as useful as same-hospital FU in terms of safety, efficacy, and prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease. We conclude that regular inter-hospital heart team conferences are useful for facilitating collaboration among outpatient CR programs.
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