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Following heart surgery or hospitalization for a heart-related problem, you may benefit from cardiac rehabilitation at NYU Langone’s Joan and Joel Smilow Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation Center inpatient program. Your need for this service depends on your medical condition and your physical ability.
Recognition
U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” ranks NYU Langone among the top 5 hospitals in the country for cardiology and heart surgery.
For most patients, care starts at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital, where you receive rehabilitation to help you become well enough to return home. Those who still require intensive rehabilitation after their hospital stay are referred for treatment at the Joan and Joel Smilow Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation Center’s inpatient program, which is part of NYU Langone’s Rusk Rehabilitation.
Our physiatrists—doctors who specialize in rehabilitation medicine—and cardiologists work with you to identify your inpatient rehabilitation needs and treatment goals. Based on these objectives, a plan is designed to help you achieve the best possible outcome.
The initial phase of cardiac rehabilitation begins as an inpatient at Tisch Hospital.
During this acute hospital care period, the goals are to:
When patients are referred for admission to our acute inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, the goals of inpatient rehabilitation are to:
After your health and strength have improved enough that you may return home, rehabilitation therapists from a community home health care agency provide 30- to 60-minute therapy sessions two or three times a week. As you get stronger, you transition to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation at Rusk Rehabilitation. After completing outpatient treatment, we give you the tools you need to adhere to a lifelong heart-health program, including an exercise plan you can use at your local gym or at home.
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