CardioSmart: Cardiac Rehabilitation Saves Lives
06/26/2009
Cardiac rehabilitation saves lives
Older adults who use cardiac rehab live longer, study finds
Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
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Rehab Facts
2009 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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