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Adaptation of outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation in Zagreb to the emerging conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the large earthquake in March

The COVID-19 pandemic and the 5.3 Mw earthquake that hit Zagreb in March not only reduced the availability of health care and caused higher morbidity and mortality in the population of the Republic of Croatia, but also limited the use of secondary prevention measures in cardiovascular (CV) patients. These high- risk patients were faced with a drastic change in the quantity and quality of daily activities, quarantine and isolation as a result of COVID-19, and fear of the consequences and uncertainty from a sudden earthquake, all leading to a health disruption. These rapid and significant changes in everyday life, especially in those who can marshal less mental resilience, have resulted in a deterioration of lifestyle habits and impairment of the quality of life. To adequately respond to the emerging conditions, the program of outpatient CV rehabilitation of the Srčana Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation in Zagreb embraced digitalization and reorganized its traditional patterns to implement a fully virtual program for the first time.

cardiac rehabilitation ; secondary prevention ; COVID-19 ; earthquake ; Croatia

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