Recovery from widowmaker heart surgery, which addresses blockages in the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, requires dedicated rehabilitation efforts. Whether recovering from coronary artery ...

Her brother’s heart surgery at 4 years old sparked an early interest in cardiology for Linda Park, PhD, NP. But it was the disappointment years later as a cardiac nurse practitioner watching patients ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Following a cardiac event like a heart attack, open heart surgery, or heart failure, a patient that elects to go through a cardiac rehab program will see a 40% reduction in future ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Heart health means finding habits that you want to do consistently, but getting started can be intimidating, especially for patients recovering from their own heart scares.

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Cardiac Rehabilitation R.N. Paula Burket helps Joyce Bassler of Roaring Spring with the settings on a NuStep seated stepper. Editor’s note: John Kasun, who writes a ...

September 27, 2011 (Cleveland, Ohio) — A simple exercise program tailored to the patient's functional limits can improve the survival prognosis for patients with abnormal heart-rate recovery (HRR), ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AZFamily) — For three months, Jeff Goss spent his Mondays and Wednesdays in the cardiac rehab center at Abrazo West. “I had never heard of it. Not until after the heart attack,” he ...

SALT LAKE CITY — One young girl is about to spend her third consecutive birthday at Primary Children's Hospital. Sienna, 4, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and needs an artificial heart ...