Cardiac rehabilitation: A program for people with heart disease designed to reduce future heart risks. Cardiac rehabilitation usually consists of nutritional counseling; management of lipid levels, hypertension, weight, and diabetes; smoking cessation; psychosocial interventions; physical activity counseling; and exercise training. Cardiac rehabilitation reduces the risks of subsequent heart attacks and death from other causes. Cardiac rehabilitation is safe and beneficial when patients are evaluated and selected for it. Contraindications for cardiac rehabilitation include unstable angina, serious arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, previous cardiac arrest during exercise, and extremely low activity level.
Cardiac rehabilitation aims to reverse limitations experienced by patients who have suffered the adverse pathophysiologic and psychological consequences of ...
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program that helps improve the health and well-being of people who have heart problems.
Cardiac rehabilitation — Overview covers the results of this program to improve your heart health.
The American Heart Association offers award-winning information on cardiac rehabilitation.
NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Cuccurullo S, editor. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review.