Study Finds One in Five Cardiac Rehab Patients, Depressed, Anxious, or Stressed

Not every patient completes a cardiac rehabilitation program.  A new study published in The World Mental Health Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) reports that patients with depression, anxiety or stress are more likely to drop out of cardiac rehabilitation. ‘”Heart patients living with…

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High-Intensity Interval Training Helps Patients in Cardiac Rehab

An increasing number of programs to strengthen the heart after a heart attack are offering high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a popular exercise routine that alternates intense bursts of activity with short recovery periods to rapidly enhance exercise performance, in their cardiac rehab programs. Recent research findings show significant benefits of using HIIT over a more…

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