Grace, Sherry L.Turk-Adawi, Karam I.Contractor, AashishAtrey, AlisonCampbell, Norman R. C.Derman, WayneGhisi, Gabriela L. M.Sarkar, Bidyut K.Yeo, Tee J.Lopez-Jimenenez, FranciscoBuckley, JohnHu, DayiSarrafzadegan, Nizal2019-04-172019-04-172016-08-17Grace, S. L., Turk-Adawi, K. I., Contractor, A., Atrey, A., Campbell, N. R. C., Derman, W., . . . Sarrafzadegan, N. (2016). Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings: An international council of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation consensus statement. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 59(3), 303-3220033-062010.1016/j.pcad.2016.08.004http://hdl.handle.net/10034/622133Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be efficacious and cost-effective for secondary prevention in high-income countries. Given its affordability, CR should be more broadly implemented in middle-income countries as well. Hence, the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) convened a writing panel to recommend strategies to deliver all core CR components in low-resource settings, namely: (1) initial assessment, (2) lifestyle risk factor management (i.e., diet, tobacco, mental health), (3) medical risk factor management (lipids, blood pressure), (4) education for self-management; (5) return to work; and (6) outcome evaluation. Approaches to delivering these components in alternative, arguably lower-cost settings, such as the home, community and primary care, are provided. Recommendations on delivering each of these components where the most-responsible CR provider is a non-physician, such as an allied healthcare professional or community health care worker, are also provided.enCC0 1.0 Universalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Article1873-1740Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases