Study setting
disability, cardiovascular diseases
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, CHRONIC HEART FAILURE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, CHRONIC DISEASES, EVENTS
In Germany, rehabilitation due to cardiovascular diseases for people of working age is mainly provided by the pension insurance agencies and is intended to prevent health-related exit from work and disability pensions. Medical rehabilitation is possible both after acute events (e.g., post-acute rehabilitation after an acute myocardial infarction) and due to chronic diseases (e.g., chronic heart failure). There are 115 cardiac rehabilitation departments used by the pension insurance agencies [