Using technology and electronic devices to provide cardiac rehabilitation services

A brief study on the executive structure of cardiac rehabilitation centers in Iran reveals the limitation of cardiac rehabilitation services provision through smart phones. In spite of the progress of cardiac rehabilitation programs over the last decade, the provision of hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation services in Iran is still a preferred method. This traditional and common model of cardiac rehabilitation faces fundamental challenges such as cost and access constraint, and does not meet the needs of those patients who more need to reduce risk factors, such as older people, women