Decades ago, it was assumed that age and poor heredity were the causes of heart disease. In other words, lifestyle was not on the radar screen. However, after World War II, the incidence of heart ...

Cardiac rehabilitation, or cardiac rehab as it is often called, is recommended for most patients with heart failure, but just what is it? A major component is exercise training. Physical activity is ...

If you’re living with heart disease, exercise may be the last thing on your mind, but cardiac rehabilitation can help people with heart failure feel better and live longer. Heart failure can bring on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Heart Association issued a scientific statement highlighting barriers to cardiac rehab for women.

A new study finds only about a third of heart patients get the recommended cardiac rehab. It can be a safe way to start exercising again after a major heart event. But researchers found many people ...

If you have received a cardiac stent or had heart bypass surgery, Sherry Grace, a professor at York University in Toronto and University Health Network, says the next step should be cardiac ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Cardiac Rehabilitation R.N. Paula Burket helps Joyce Bassler of Roaring Spring with the settings on a NuStep seated stepper. Editor’s note: John Kasun, who writes a ...

Despite evidence to support the role that cardiac rehabilitation can play in improving outcomes after serious cardiac events, fewer than one in five eligible women participate—a statistic the authors ...

Medicare covers cardiac rehabilitation for specific qualifying conditions when deemed medically necessary. Coverage includes conditions like heart attack, coronary artery bypass surgery, stable angina ...

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