Cardiac Rehabilitation Health Information
Adjusting to life after a heart attack or surgery can be challenging. Cardiac rehabilitation is important to your recovery.
It provides medically monitored exercise, education and counseling that help you return to your regular activities as soon as possible. Cardiac rehabilitation also teaches you the skills necessary for adopting healthier eating, stress management and lifestyle habits.
We offer a variety of resources to help. They include:
Do you want to learn more about how your heart works and how to keep it healthy? Our video library is full of information about conditions, treatments, what to expect during a procedure and other helpful tips.
- “How to” Resistance Training
- Medication Adherence
- Diabetes and Heart Disease: Healthy Eating with Diabetes
- Understanding Cardiac Surgery
- Smoking Cessation
- Cholesterol and Triglycerides
- Mindfulness-including brief exercise
- Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Cardiac Health
- Understanding Cardiac Procedures
- Exercise is Medicine
- Heart Healthy Eating and Weight Management
My heart-healthy plate
Use the My Heart-Healthy Plate guide to help you make smart choices about the food you eat.
- Cardiosmart
CardioSmart is the patient education and empowerment initiative brought to you by the American College of Cardiology. Our mission is to help individuals prevent, treat and manage cardiovascular disease. - “Just a little heart attack”
By the Go Red for Women editors. Elizabeth Banks is known for her comedic acting style, but acknowledges there’s nothing funny about a heart attack. Despite its lighthearted approach, this video is meant to be a wake-up call for busy women who tend to ignore common symptoms. - "How stress affects your body"
- "Understanding Heart Failure"
Together with the OHSU Center for Women's Health, we host a chapter of Mended Hearts. Join us for peer-to-peer mentoring, advice from cardiovascular experts, and support as you navigate life after a heart attack or other cardiac event.
Join us: First Wednesday of the month, 4-5:30 p.m. and second Tuesdays of the month, noon-1 p.m.
Meetings are currently online only, and all are welcome. For login or other information, please contact mendedhearts@ohsu.edu.