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You survived a heart attack. Here's how cardiac rehab can help
Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part of recovery from a heart attack, helping to prevent another, perhaps more severe one.
Sep 21, 2023
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Cardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation reduces risk of death years after heart surgery, still underutilized
For millions of Americans who have heart surgery or experience cardiovascular complications, like heart attack or heart failure, they may be encouraged to participate in cardiac rehabilitation. The medically supervised program ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Cardiology
Few people with heart failure may get a critical type of care
Medicare coverage for cardiac rehabilitation for some people with heart failure was expanded almost a decade ago, and medical guidelines recommend it. Yet those who could benefit often don't get it, a new study finds.
Jul 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why a cardiac crisis also can be a mental health issue
The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people, the mental and emotional healing may be less so.
May 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Exercise protects breast cancer patients' hearts against chemotherapy drugs, new study finds
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in breast cancer survivors. A new study out of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has found that exercise training three to four times per week protects against ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Addiction
Eight things film and TV get wrong about drug and alcohol treatment
Drug use and addiction are popular themes in movies and television, but they often get things very wrong. Here are eight common myths about drugs you'll see on the silver screen.
May 30, 2022
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Cardiology
After heart attack, cardiac rehab begins road to recovery
(HealthDay)—Your heart is in an incredibly vulnerable state if you've suffered a heart attack or are fighting heart failure, and cardiac rehabilitation could be an important part of your recovery.
Jan 24, 2022
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Cardiology
World's first international cardiac rehabilitation registry
In collaboration with the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, researchers from York and Qatar Universities have launched the first-of-its-kind International Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Cardiology
Less than 10% of adults with heart failure get cardiac rehab despite Medicare expansion
Cardiac rehabilitation enrollment rose among adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction after Medicare started covering it in 2014, yet overall enrollment among Medicare beneficiaries remains very low—less ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiac patients get moving, thanks to digital innovation
A pioneering digital platform is set to improve outcomes for cardiac patients—allowing them to do supervised rehab exercise programs from their own home, thanks to Deakin University research.
Oct 1, 2021
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