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Rehab Facts
2008 SC Cardiac Rehab Annual Meeting Brochure
Physical activity burns calories and helps lower blood glucose levels. American Heart Association
Heart attack survivors are at increased risk for recurrent heart attacks, cardiovascular complications, and sudden cardiac death. AHA, 2002
A major component of risk-reduction strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease is cardiac rehabilitation consisting of counseling for nutrition, smoking cessation, weight, hypertension, diabetes and management of lipid levels. AHA, 2002
Participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program has been shown to substantially improve the survival rates among persons recovering from a heart attack. Whellan, Shaw, Bart, Am Heart J 2001
Cardiac rehab is safe and beneficial when patients are evaluated and screened properly for these services. AHA, AACVPR, Circulation 2000
For persons with COPD, pulmonary rehab improves a persons quality of life, including the ability to exercise. Barnes, New England Journal of Medicine 2000
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