In coronary artery disease (CAD), the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to your heart muscle grow hardened and narrowed. You may try treatments such as lifestyle changes, medicines, and angioplasty, a procedure to open the arteries. If these treatments don’t help, you may need coronary artery bypass surgery.
The surgery creates a new path
Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a medically supervised program to help people who have:
A heart attack
Angioplasty or coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary heart disease
A heart valve repair or replacement
A heart transplant or a lung transplant
Angina
Heart failure
The goal is to help you return to an active life, and to reduce the risk of further heart problems.
If you have a disability or injury, you may use a number of assistive devices. These are tools, products or types of equipment that help you perform tasks and activities. They may help you move around, see, communicate, eat, or get dressed. Some are high-tech tools, such as computers. Others are much simpler, like a
What is angioplasty?
Angioplasty is a procedure to improve blood flow in coronary arteries that have become narrow or blocked. Your coronary arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart. If you have coronary artery disease, a sticky material called plaque builds up in the coronary arteries. Plaque is made of cholesterol, calcium, and other substances in