Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a supervised program that uses exercise, education, and support to help people recover from a heart attack, heart surgery, or other heart problems. Cardiac rehab programs are medically supervised and individually designed based on a person's needs and overall health.

A rehab program helps people:

• Reduce the risk of dying of heart disease.
• Reduce cardiac risk factors, such as increased weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking.
• Control symptoms of heart disease.
• Be more active.
• Improve their quality of life.
• Return to their usual activities, including work.