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Article: Receipt of cardiac rehabilitation services among heart attack survivors--19 states and the District of Columbia, 2001.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- November 7, 2003
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Each year, approximately 650,000 persons have a first heart attack in the United States. Heart attack survivors are at increased risk for recurrent heart attacks, cardiovascular complications, and sudden cardiac death (1). A major component of risk-reduction strategies for these patients is cardiac rehabilitation consisting of nutritional counseling; management of lipid levels, hypertension, weight, and diabetes; smoking cessation; psychosocial interventions; and physical activity counseling and exercise training (2). Although cardiac rehabilitation has been associated with substantially improved survival rates (3), the majority of eligible patients do not participate in ...