Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces repeat heart attack and hospital admission after a cardiac event, and improves fitness and quality of life.
Cardiac rehabilitation combines supervised exercise with education, risk factor management and psychological support. It is offered after a heart attack (myocardial infarction), a coronary stent procedure (percutaneous coronary intervention) or coronary artery bypass surgery, and in chronic heart failure. This page covers what a programme involves, how exercise is prescribed and monitored, and when to hold back.
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