Table 2 Summary of key inclusion and exclusion criteria for Telerehab III

Inclusion criteria

 ia. CAD patients treated conservatively, with PCI or CABG.

 ib. CHF patients with reduced EF

 ic. CHF patients with preserved EF

 ii. Current active rehabilitation on one of the recruiting centres

 iii. Possesion of personal computer with internet connection

 iv. Age >18 and <80 years

 v. Familial with Dutch language

 vi. Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

 i. Orthopaedic and/or neurological condition, limiting the patient’s ability to actively engage in exercise training sessions

 ii. Impairment to use the telerehabilitation equipment or appear at follow-up visits (terminal disease, dementia and cognitive impairment)

 iii. Simultaneous participation in anoter clinical trial

 iv. Patients with CHF NYHA IV

 v. Patients with a history of VF. exertional sustained VT/supraventricular tachycardia within the previous 6 months