Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation aims to help you recover from a cardiovascular event — such as a heart attack or heart failure — or other debilitating heart condition. This recovery process usually involves physical therapy, exercise and education to rebuild and maintain your heart strength.
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation services in Denton, Texas
Medical City Denton's heart and vascular rehabilitation program is designed to help you get back to your everyday life after a cardiac event, such as a heart attack or heart surgery.
The program provides education related to heart health, monitored exercise programs prescribed by your physician, nutritional counseling, lifestyle modification and more, to help you on your path to recovery.
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About cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation is often recommended for people who:
- Have stable angina
- Have had a heart attack
- Have undergone heart surgery or heart transplant
- Are experiencing heart failure
To help you recover, you will work with a multidisciplinary team of registered nurses, exercise physiologists, dietitians, counselors and pharmacists. In collaboration with you and your physician, this team will design a personalized plan to meet your specific fitness goals.
Heart risk assessment
While symptoms vary widely for men and women, most heart attack sufferers had no previous symptoms. That's why it is crucial to know your personal risk factors and take the necessary steps to reduce them.
Take Our Online Heart Risk Assessment
Cardiac rehab helps heart attack survivor
After three stents, a heart bypass and a mild heart attack, Ron Aldridge, PhD, is enjoying life and staying healthy through cardiac rehabilitation at Medical City Denton.
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