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Cardiac Rehabilitation
Helping you recover from cardiac events
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Cardiac Rehabilitation at Mount Auburn Hospital
Strengthen your heart with cardiac rehab at Mount Auburn Hospital. Through education, counseling and supervised exercise, you’ll improve your overall health.
Do I Need Cardiac Rehab?
Your doctor may recommend cardiac rehabilitation if you:
- Experience chest pain (stable angina).
- Get a heart or heart-lung transplant.
- Have been diagnosed with a heart attack in the past year.
- Have undergone angioplasty or stent to open a clogged artery.
- Receive coronary bypass surgery.
- Undergo heart valve surgery.
What To Expect
Get details on what to expect if you attend cardiac rehabilitation at Mount Auburn Hospital.
What Happens During Rehabilitation?
Before you begin rehab, a nurse and exercise physiologist will review your:
- Lifestyle habits.
- Medical history.
- Physical abilities and limitations.
We’ll then recommend a personalized program that includes a variety of strategies.
- Individual and group educational sessions about topics such as:
- Eating nutritious foods.
- Maintaining a healthy weight.
- Managing cholesterol and high blood pressure.
- Quitting smoking and avoiding secondhand smoke.
- Using medications correctly.
- Supervised group exercise, such as:
- Cycling on a stationary bike.
- Lifting weights.
- Walking on a treadmill.
- Support that improves your mood and helps you navigate life transitions and relationship changes after a cardiac event.
How Long Does Rehab Last?
To get the most benefit from your program, you can expect to participate in cardiac rehabilitation three times a week for three months.
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Take the first step on your journey toward better health.
Services & Specialties
Our heart and vascular providers work with these and other specialty areas to deliver heart care.
