Sedentary behaviour in cardiovascular disease patients: Risk group identification and the impact of cardiac rehabilitation

•CVD patients demonstrate more daily sedentary time compared to healthy controls.•CVD patients had a greater number of prolonged sedentary bouts (>30 min).•Comorbidities and personal/lifestyle characteristics relate to high sedentary time.•Cardiac rehab slightly reduced sedentary time but not the number of prolonged sedentary bouts.