Banner Health Trial Shows Inpatient Prehab Keeps Fragile Heart Candidates on Transplant Lists

By Elizabeth Cooney · STAT News · 2026-08-03

Banner Health Trial Shows Inpatient Prehab Keeps Fragile Heart Candidates on Transplant Lists

According to STAT News, cardiologists at Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix are utilizing a specialized exercise program to prevent waitlisted patients from becoming too weak for surgery. The initiative targets hospitalized individuals with advanced heart failure who often

According to STAT News, cardiologists at Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix are utilizing a specialized exercise program to prevent waitlisted patients from becoming too weak for surgery. The initiative targets hospitalized individuals with advanced heart failure who often