Cardiac Rehabilitation

If you’ve experienced a heart-related issue like a heart attack or surgery, cardiac rehabilitation can help support your recovery.

At Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, you get expert care from the region’s leading heart provider. Our cardiac rehabilitation program goes beyond exercise, offering personalized, medically supervised support to enhance the long-term health of your heart.

Expert clinical team

Our cardiac rehabilitation program is overseen by a team of caring specialists who guide you through every step of your recovery.

Our team includes:

• Certified exercise physiologists
• Psychologists
• Registered nurses
• Registered dietitians

Treatment plans and progress reports are provided to physicians regularly.

Conditions treated

We offer cardiac rehabilitation services for the following conditions:

• Angina (chest pain)
• Heart attack
• Stent placement or percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
• Cardiac surgery
• Heart failure
• Heart transplant

Services and treatments

Cardiac rehabilitation goes beyond exercise. Here are the services we offer to help reduce your risk of heart disease progression:

• Supervised exercise sessions
• Exercise prescriptions
• Telemetry monitoring
• Nutritional assessment and counseling
• Cooking demonstrations
• Individualized assessment of diet, blood cholesterol levels and body composition
• Medication management
• Stress management and emotional support
• Smoking cessation coaching

We also offer a wide range exercise equipment, including:

• Treadmills
• Recumbent bikes
• Recumbent cross trainers
• Airdyne bikes
• Arm ergometers
• Rowers
• Full-body weight machines

Classes meet regularly on weekdays at all locations. Upon joining, our team will assist you in figuring out the exercise schedule that is most suitable for you.

Make a referral

If you are a physician or medical professional, please refer in Epic or call your preferred location.

Resources

• All Sanger cardiac rehab facilities are AACVPR certified: American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• We offer the Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab program at our Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center location.