[Advocate for a secondary prevention assessment of coronary artery disease]

Abstract

Secondary prevention is paramount in patients who are survivors of an acute coronary syndrome. Cardiac rehabilitation has proven to be effective for several decades in the long-term implementation of preventive measures. Despite this evidence, prescription and real participation in these programs remain limited for a many reasons, including the patient, physician, health care system. Recent statistics are a major regional disparity in prescription that leads to inequality in access to care. A reflection is therefore necessary on the organization of the course of care of the patient after an acute coronary syndrome. The secondary prevention plan that we are proposing here is based on a secondary prevention assessment that allows the patient to be guided in rehabilitation or in an alternative proposal.

Keywords: Access to care; Accès aux soins; Alternative proposal; Cardiac rehabilitation; Propositions alternatives; Réadaptation cardiaque.