Systematic Liaised Inpatient Cardiac Referral (SLICRR), III. Characterization of Program Completers Vs. Non-Completers in a Context of Increased Referrals and Fixed Capacity

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Systematic Liaised Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral (SLICRR) is recommended nationally, to increase cardiac rehabilitation (CR) referral. From prospective cohort analyses, we have reported that SLICRR increased CR referral of acute coronary syndrome (ACS: myocardial infarction/unstable angina) inpatients; decreased referral bias, in favour of women; increased CR program completion by women; but decreased completion overall and among men. From the same cohort we now report characteristics at CR intake, of patients who subsequently did and did not complete CR.