
2026 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Rehabilitation
The ESC has recently published comprehensive guidance on the indications for CR and the management of patients in CR programmes.
Improving physical & emotional wellbeing following a cardiac event
Improving physical & emotional wellbeing following a cardiac event
Improving physical & emotional wellbeing following a cardiac event
Defined as – ‘The sum of activity required to ensure the best possible physical, emotional and social conditions so that patients with chronic or post-acute cardiovascular disease may, by their own efforts, preserve or resume their place in the life of the community’ World Health Organisation
Cardiac Rehabilitation aims to improve physical and emotional health as well as quality of life for patients following a cardiac event. ‘It’s Cardiac Rehab!’ is a novel podcast series provides an insight into the way the programme is structured as well as an opportunity to hear from those who deliver the programme as well as those who shared their experience of what it’s like to attend cardiac rehabilitation.
‘It’s Cardiac Rehab!’ is a six episode podcast series bringing together cardiac rehabilitation professionals, expert clinicians and people who participated in a cardiac rehab programme to discuss a variety of topics including exercise, medications, healthy eating and the psychological impact of living with heart disease.
The podcast has been developed by the IACR in collaboration with the Irish Heart Foundation and supported by Servier Laboratories (Ireland) Ltd.

The ESC has recently published comprehensive guidance on the indications for CR and the management of patients in CR programmes.

How does Ireland fare in Cardiac Rehab? Latest findings from ICCPR Global CR’s Global Cardiac Rehab Audit Update 2025: Core

How does Ireland fare in Cardiac Rehab? Latest findings from Global Cardiac Rehab Audit Update 2025: Staff: ~7 multidisciplinary members

IACR are pleased to share the updated IACR Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation (2025). At its core, this document offers a
In-person delivery of CR-PR is the most evidence-based model for delivering the service and remains the consensus recommendation for all
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