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Two physiotherapists and one nurse conducted the research, focusing on patients deemed suitable for CR.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Intervention<\/jats:title>\n Selected patients received the Bangla Heart Manual intervention that consisted of a 6-week programme of home-based CR including exercise training, self-care, relaxation, risk factor management and psychological support facilitated by a healthcare professional.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Primary and secondary outcomes<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcomes focused on feasibility, assessing patient recruitment, retention and adherence to the intervention using quantitative and qualitative methods, including interviews with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals. Secondary outcomes measured patient-reported metrics like health-related quality of life (HeartQoL, EQ-5D-5L), psychological well-being, exercise capacity (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and serious adverse events (hospitalisation and mortality) before and after the Bangla Heart Manual intervention.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The 33 patients recruited included 29 (88%) males with a mean age of 55 years. The following feasibility outcomes were achieved: 46% (33 patients from 72 screened) recruited, 91% (30\/33) retention (complete outcome data at follow-up) and 75% intervention adherence (\u22656 sessions attended of 8 sessions). Improvements following CR participation were seen in patient-reported outcomes and exercise capacity. 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