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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Heart Health Edition: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.
Guest: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., M.S.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States as well as globally. It’s estimated that over 700,000 individuals in the U.S. die annually from some form of cardiac conditions, most often coronary heart disease. Cardiac rehabilitation is often recommended to our patients who have a variety of cardiac health problems, and it’s intended to improve this mortality rate. But what exactly is cardiac rehabilitation? Who’s a candidate for it? Who’s qualified to supervise a cardiac r...