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Who Needs Cardiac Rehabilitation?
People of all ages and ethnic backgrounds and both sexes can benefit from cardiac rehabilitation (rehab). Rehab can help people who have had:
- A heart attack
- Angioplasty (AN-jee-oh-plas-tee) or coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary heart disease
- Heart valve repair or replacement
- A heart transplant or a lung transplant
- Stable angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh)
- Heart failure
Cardiac rehab can improve your overall health and prevent future heart problems and even death.
Clinical trials are research studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. To find clinical trials that are currently underway for Cardiac Rehabilitation, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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