Cardiac rehabilitation
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Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a supervised program that uses exercise, education, and support to help people recover from a heart attack, heart surgery, or other heart problems. Cardiac rehab programs are medically supervised and individually designed based on a person's needs and overall health.
A rehab program helps people:
- Reduce the risk of dying of heart disease.
- Reduce cardiac risk factors, such as increased weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking.
- Control symptoms of heart disease.
- Be more active.
- Improve their quality of life.
- Return to their usual activities, including work.
Credits
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Richard D. Zorowitz, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Last Updated | October 8, 2008 |
| Last updated: | October 08, 2008 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Richard D. Zorowitz, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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