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Home Healthcare Services Medicine Cardiology Cardiac Rehabilitation

The Shands Jacksonville Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is designed to limit the physiological and psychological effects of cardiac illness. Cardiac rehabilitative services are prescribed for patients following events such as:

  • Angioplasty
  • Bypass surgery
  • Heart attack
  • Heart failure
  • Heart transplant
  • Stable angina
  • Stent placement
  • Valve repair and/or replacement

The multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team consists of the University of Florida medical director, registered cardiac nurses, exercise physiologists, registered dieticians, pharmacists and a diabetes educator.