New research shows that exercise-based cardiac rehab offers real benefits for people with atrial fibrillation, reducing the risk of recurrence and improving mental well-being, highlighting the need ...
Nurse scientist Linda Park, PhD, uses NIH funding to study cardiac rehab and digital tools—like pedometers and apps—to ...
For most of us, keeping our life in balance means understanding and juggling our needs and wants. But for cardiac patients and those with heart health issues, keeping balance is essential to life ...
Happy relationships protect heart health as strongly as traditional risk factors, but most cardiac care ignores this ...
It is important that every kid be physically active – especially kids who have heart disease, or who have had heart surgeries, including a heart transplant. That’s the spirit behind the new Cardiac ...
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) gain clinical benefit from exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation without experiencing a rise in serious adverse events, according to a contemporary look at the ...
Caroline Farrell is an exercise physiologist at PRMC’s Cardiac Rehab program. We learn how she tailors exercise programs to meet individual needs.
Cardio challenges the cardiovascular system by increasing the heart rate and stroke volume (the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each beat) leading to a higher cardiac ...
Heart rate zones represent different percentages of your maximum heart rate. They can help guide the intensity and effectiveness of your workouts. The benefits of exercise are widespread and include ...