“…To start, it is clear that all eligible cardiac patients should be referred to CR. These include mainly patients with: (a) acute coronary syndrome 26,29 (Class I indication), (b) PCI and/or myocardial revascularization surgery 26,27,29,34 (Class I indication), (c) stable coronary artery disease 27 (Class I indication), (d) HF 28,31,33,37,39,41,44 (Class I indication), (e) cardiac transplant, 45,46 (f) left ventricular assist device and/or other implanted devices (including pacemakers, internal cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac resynchronizers), 37,39,41,47,48 (g) cardiac surgery (including valvular surgery, percutaneous valvular prosthesis or Mitralclip) [49][50][51][52] and (h) high cardiovascular risk factor profile (diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, dyslipidaemia, severe obesity). 30,42 The timing of CR has a significant impact on fitness 53 and psychological outcomes.…”