We help patients with heart disease meet their individual treatment goals, including:
- Controlling heart disease risk factors
- Endurance and strength training
- Energy conservation techniques
- Improving blood cholesterol
- Improving symptoms
- Increasing exercise tolerance
- Reducing mortality risk
- Reducing or quitting cigarette smoking
- Return to daily functioning
When to Seek Cardiac Rehabilitation
We care for patients recovering from these cardiac conditions or procedures:- Angioplasty, including stent (PTCA)
- Coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
- Congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Heart attack (myocardial infarction):
- STEMI
- NSTEMI
- Heart transplant
- Left ventricular assist device implant (LVAD)
- Stable angina
- Valve repair or replacement surgery
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Hackensack Meridian Health offers hospital-based and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Services include:- Cardiac health education: Our specialists help patients understand their condition and take steps to manage risk factors.
- Monitored exercise sessions: Patients participate in medically prescribed, supervised exercise to improve strength, stamina and confidence.
- Nutritional counseling: Our registered dietitians provide information on healthy eating tailored to each patient’s lifestyle, cultural needs and preferences.
- Rehabilitation psychology: Our rehabilitation psychologists care for each patient’s mental health and emotional needs after a life-changing cardiac event.
- Smoking cessation: Smoking is a leading risk factor for heart disease, so we provide smoking cessation counseling to help patients quit.