Those who suffer a myocardial infarction or undergo bypass surgery lose physical strength because the heart is weakened and their activity has been limited. Cardiac rehabilitation helps the heart to recover. It provides a supervised exercise program that can restore exercise capacity and endurance.

Cardiac rehabilitation programs:

• Limit the effects that heart disease has on the body
• Limit the psychological impact of heart disease
• Lower the risk of heart attack and death
• Slow, halt, or possibly reverse coronary artery disease