Cardiac Rehabilitation

Boost Your Body, Mind and Quality of Life with Cardiac Rehabilitation Services

At Lahey Clinic, we’re committed to all aspects of your heart care. This includes helping you after heart events and procedures and teaching you how to manage serious heart conditions.

All of this is possible with our cardiovascular rehab program. The program is staffed by a team of heart experts. Together, they work with you to strengthen your heart, restore your confidence and help you have a better quality of life.

To learn more about cardiac rehabilitation or to get started, please call 978-988-6131.

What Is Cardiac Rehabilitation?

Cardiac rehab is a medically supervised program that’s personalized for you. It may include:

• Education on lifestyle habits that protect your heart and risk reduction
• Emotional support
• Exercise counseling and monitoring
• Nutritional counseling
• Stress reduction techniques

The program’s goals are similar to those of all types of rehabilitation: to help you get stronger, feel better physically and mentally, and return to the activities and lifestyle that are important to you. The program is also intended to help you prevent heart problems in the future.

Rehab services may begin during a heart-related hospital stay. But outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation sessions continue after your discharge. Typically, you attend sessions three times a week for about 12 weeks.

In some cases, you may also benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation.

Your Cardiac Rehab Team

Members of your cardiac rehab team may include:

Cardiac Rehab Eligibility

You may benefit from cardiac rehab if:

• You’re living with a heart condition, such as heart failure or stable angina.
• You’ve had a heart attack.
• You’ve had heart surgery or a procedure such as cardiac catheterization with angioplasty or stent placement.

If you qualify, ask your doctor for a referral.