"We are working in an area with huge costs and large public health implications, and exercise therapy is actually remarkably cheap compared to most cardiology procedures and device therapies. If we do not collect and report accurate cost data we are not playing the game of showing that this is work that should be followed up on," Dr. Davidson asserted.
The ENRICHD, SMILE II, and UPBEAT studies were funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Mental Health. All of the speakers reported having no financial conflicts.