Cardiac Rehabilitation

Dedicated Cardiac Rehab Centers in Durham and Raleigh

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If you have experienced a heart attack, undergone heart surgery, or have heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation can help you recover and prevent future heart problems. Duke’s cardiac rehab professionals help you make lasting, heart-healthy lifestyle changes.

Our Locations

Duke Health offers locations in Durham and Raleigh.

About Cardiac Rehabilitation

Duke’s cardiac rehab programs consist of three main components: exercise, education, and counseling. Our team of cardiac rehab experts includes doctors, nurses, exercise physiologists, dietitians, and counselors. They collaborate to improve your heart health, aerobic endurance, and general well-being.

Benefits of Cardiac Rehab
Research shows that the many benefits of cardiac rehab include: 

  • Making it easier to accomplish daily activities like climbing stairs
  • Establishing a regular exercise routine 
  • Helping you learn to manage stress
  • Reducing your risk of additional heart problems, hospitalizations, and death

What to Expect at Cardiac Rehab
At your first session, staff evaluate your needs and limitations and work with you to set goals. Then they create a safe, individualized exercise program to help you gradually improve your activity tolerance over time. During each session, which lasts between one to two hours, you will participate in cardiovascular exercise, such as walking or biking on a stationary bike, and you will learn about how to manage your heart condition and live a healthier life.
  
You will also have access to a dietitian and mental health counselor. A dietitian can teach you how to reduce your heart disease risk factors by following a heart-healthy diet. A counselor can teach you how to reduce stress and manage depression and anxiety, which are common in people who have heart disease.  

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Is Cardiac Rehab Right for Me?

To participate in a cardiac rehab program, you must be referred by your doctor. You may be eligible if you have one of the following heart conditions or have undergone one of these procedures:

Best Heart Hospital in North Carolina

When it comes to your heart care, you want the very best. Duke University Hospital is proud of our team and the exceptional care they provide. They are why our cardiology and heart surgery program is nationally ranked, and the highest-ranked program in North Carolina, according to U.S. News & World Report for 2024–2025.

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This page was medically reviewed on 11/30/2023 by