After Heart Attack And Bypass Surgery Rehabilitation Significantly Underused

Despite strong evidence that cardiac rehabilitation reduces disability and prolongs life, fewer than one in five people receive rehabilitation services after a heart attack or coronary bypass surgery, according to a Brandeis study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.”We need to find ways to increase the use of cardiac rehabilitation, because it is used very little by patients who could benefit a lot,” said Jose A. Suaya, M.D., Ph.D. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on September 28th, 2007