What is 心脏康复中心ilitation?
What does cardiac rehab involve?
Cardiac rehabilitation doesn’t change your past, but it can help you improve your heart’s future.
Cardiac rehab is a medically supervised program designed to improve your cardiovascular health if you have experienced a 心脏病, 心脏衰竭, angioplasty or heart surgery. Cardiac rehab has three equally important parts:
- 锻炼 counseling 和 training: 锻炼 gets your heart pumping 和 your entire cardiovascular system working. You’ll learn how to get your body moving in ways that promote heart health.
- Education for heart-healthy living: A key element of cardiac rehab is educating yourself: How can you manage your risk factors 和 照顾好自己? 戒烟? Make heart-healthy nutrition choices?
- Counseling to reduce stress: 压力 伤你的心. This part of cardiac rehab helps you identify 和 tackle everyday sources of stress.
Cardiac rehab is a team effort
You don’t need to face heart disease alone. Cardiac rehab is a team effort.
You’ll partner with many health care professionals including doctors, 护士, pharmacists — plus family 和 friends — to take charge of the choices, lifestyle 和 habits that affect your heart.
开始
Here’s how to get going 和 make the most of cardiac rehab:
- Ask your doctor if you are 符合条件的.
- Register for a cardiac rehab program if you’re 符合条件的.
- Set goals for your heart health in consultation with your medical team.
- Work together to create a cardiac rehab plan.
- Take an active role in your care to achieve your goals.
- 继续你的 药物 正确.
- Call 911 if you experience new or worsening symptoms.
Underst和ing your heart condition
冠状动脉疾病, or CAD, which can lead to a 心脏病, is the most common type of heart condition in the United States. 动脉粥样硬化, the buildup of plaque in the inner walls of the arteries, is a major cause of coronary artery disease. Much of your cardiac rehab treatment plan centers on minimizing or reversing atherosclerosis through 生活方式的改变 和 药物.
No matter what condition brought you to cardiac rehab, learning how it developed 和 may progress can help you underst和 why it's so important to achieve your treatment goals.
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