The Cardiac Rehabilitation Center
of Staten Island
( a joint venture of The Heart Institute of SI and
Richmond University Medical Center)
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Cardiac Rehabilitation assumes
great importance in the overall
care of a heart patient,
especially because
cardiovascular disease is the
leading cause of morbidity and
mortality in the United States.
Why go to Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Who benefits from Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Anyone who has had :
  • Heart Attack    
  • Heart Failure
  • Valve Surgery
  • Angioplasty with or without
    Stent Implantation
  • Coronary Bypass Surgery
  • Irregular Heartbeat - AICD
    Placement
  • Heart Transplant
What are the most substancial benefits of
Cardiac Rehabilitation?

  • Reduced shortness of breath
    and fatigue
  • Improvement in exercise
    tolerance
  • Improvement in symptoms
  • Improvement in cholesterol
    levels
  • Reduction in elevated blood
    pressure
  • Weight reduction
  • Reduction of stress
  • Reduction in Mortality (death)