What Is Heart and Vascular Rehabilitation?
Heart rehabilitation guides you through exercises and activities to strengthen your heart and vascular system, and improve your health.
You’ll attend cardiocvascular rehab two to three times a week, for eight to 12 weeks. You may participate in:
- Group exercise closely monitored by heart specialists
- Nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian
- Education about heart function, stress management and how to reduce your risk of problems (family members and caregivers are welcome).
Your emotional well-being is just as important as your physical health. At Cone Health, your team provides emotional support and resources to help you feel your best.
Rehabilitation Leads to Real Results
Our high-quality cardiacvascular rehab helps you recover faster and improve your quality of life.
Cone Health’s cardiovascular rehabilitation programs may help you:
- Lower your heart rate and blood pressure
- Increase your strength and stamina
- Improve your self-confidence and overall well-being
- Manage your weight
- Prevent future heart problems, hospitalizations and related healthcare costs
- Reduce stress
Choose from programs, including:
To maintain progress after a specified rehabilitation program ends, we encourage patients to explore our cardiovascular health maintenance programs and to continue to use techniques and exercises at home that we offer at our on-site rehabilitiation programs.
Do All Heart Surgery Patients Attend Cardiovascular Rehabilitation?
Many patients attend cardiovascular rehabilitation after heart surgery. Your cardiologist might recommend you start rehabilitation after heart surgery, a heart disease diagnosis or stroke.
You may be eligible for cardiavascular rehabilitation at Cone Health if you’ve recently experienced:
- Cardiomyopathy (heart muscle condition)
- Chest pain (stable angina)
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary angioplasty (widening blood vessels)
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Heart attack
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve surgery
How Cardiac Rehabilitation Helps
Cone Health’s cardiac rehabilitation programs may help you:
- Lower your heart rate and blood pressure
- Increase your strength and stamina
- Improve your self-confidence and overall well-being
- Manage your weight
- Prevent future heart problems, hospitalizations and related healthcare costs
- Reduce stress
Talk with your doctor to discuss if cardiovascular rehabilitation would help you meet your goals.
Find Encouragement in Support Groups
Join many others like you in your goals for a healthier heart. More than 92 million Americans live with some form of cardiovascular disease or aftereffects from stroke, according to the American Heart Association.
While each person’s journey is unique, the power of support is universal. You are not alone in what you are going through. Connecting with other patients like you can help you reduce stress, manage your condition and find motivation.
The Cardiac Families Support Group provides space to share experiences. Caregivers and family members of patients can also seek support and advice. Find congestive heart failure support groups and heart attack support groups near you. Ask your provider for details.
