Health Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation
The many benefits of cardiac rehab include:
- Lower risk of fatal heart
attack.
- Recovery after bypass surgery.
- Decreased severity of
angina and decreased need for medicines to control
angina.
- Reduced need for hospital stays and emergency room visits for heart problems.
- Decreased blood pressure.
- Reduced shortness of
breath and fatigue in people with heart failure.
- Ability to
exercise longer (increased exercise tolerance).
- Improved
cholesterol and
triglyceride levels.
- Reduced emotional
stress, depression, and anxiety.
- Significant weight loss when
exercise is combined with other changes in lifestyle, such as eating a balanced
diet.
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| By | Healthwise Staff |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | John A. McPherson, MD, FACC, FSCAI - Cardiology |
| Last Revised | September 27, 2012 |