Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Effectiveness of a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Coronary Artery Disease Patients. Randomized, Multicenter, Non-inferiority Clinical Trial in a Low-resource Setting. HYCARET Study
Brief Summary: This clinical trial aim to evaluate if the prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events is not inferior in the hybrid mobile and exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs in comparison to the standard cardiac rehabilitation program.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being within the age-range of 45 to 85 years old
* having the minimum literacy for reading and writing
* being hospitalized due to MI for the first time
* verification of MI by clinical symptoms
* enzyme-serum tests and cardiograph changes
* lack of participation in the any related educational course simultaneously with the execution of intervention
* patients' willingness toward participating in the research
* having no psychological problems
* ability to fill out the questionnaire and participating in the empowerment program.

Exclusion Criteria:

* any offending items from mentioned criteria.
B: Inclusion Criteria (patients): Men and women who

* are having first-time non-emergency CABG surgery
* are judged ready for discharge
* are being discharged to home \[either their own or to family/friends\]
* have access to and are able to communicate over a telephone
* are able to read, write and understand English

Inclusion Criteria (peers): Men and women who

* have undergone CABG surgery within the last 5 years
* have access to and are able to communicate clearly over a telephone
* are able to read, write and understand English
* have attended a formal cardiac rehabilitation program
* are not associated with the current in-hospital peer volunteer program
C: Inclusion Criteria:

Veterans with heart failure (HF) treated at the VA Louis Stokes (Cleveland) facilities will be eligible if they have New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-III diastolic or systolic HF noted by inpatient or outpatient ICD-9 codes.

Exclusion Criteria:

Veterans treated at the VA Louis Stokes (Cleveland) facilities will be ineligible if they:

* have a serious mental illness or cognitive dysfunction, e.g., psychosis, dementia, or active substance abuse (alcohol and/or other drugs);
* do not speak English fluently;
* are receiving palliative care due to advanced HF or other health problems;
* receive the majority of their HF care from providers outside of the VA;
* are unable to use a telephone to respond to weekly automated self-management support calls; or
* are unable to nominate an eligible informal caregiver.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 year old or over.
* Patient with coronary artery disease, including Acute Coronary Syndrome (Unstable Angina, Myocardial infarction with or without ST elevation) or stable coronary vessel disease diagnosed by angiography or a stress test.
* Patient treated medically (i.e., medication only) or by thrombolysis, angioplasty, or revascularization surgery.
* Patient with physician referral, that can start CR between 2 weeks and 2 months from their event, diagnosis or procedure.
* Patient able to attend the health center almost twice a week over three months.
* Patient owns a mobile phone.
* Patient that consents to participate in the study through signing an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient has a planned repeat cardiac or other procedure in next 12 months.
* Explicit contraindication to perform exercise based on American College of Sport Medicine.
* Patients with comorbidities that would interfere with ability to engage in cardiac rehabilitation such as dementia, blindness, deafness, serious mental illness, or frailty.
* Musculoskeletal disease that precludes the patient from performing exercise

Answer: D