Cardiac Rehabilitation

Overview

Cardiac rehabilitation helps patients recover more effectively from angina, heart attack, heart surgery or angioplasty. Cardiac rehab also helps with secondary prevention –that is, helping patients maintain or improve their heart health through education and support. The ultimate goal: empowering patients to make lifestyle changes that may help reduce the severity of further heart problems or prevent them altogether.

The Main Line Health Heart Center has designed a cardiac rehab program to help you become independent, self-assured, symptom-free and able to work again or resume a normal activity level. This stage of care – which is absolutely essential to your full recovery and continued health – may include:

• An individualized plan for low-intensity aerobic exercise
• Monitoring of blood pressure and heart rhythm while you exercise
• Workshops on such topics as nutrition, stress management, hypertension, diabetes and exercise

The Main Line Team

The Main Line Health Heart Center team includes certified staff who excel at developing a program tailored to each patient’s needs. A single nurse acts as your case manager – following you from your initial interview and risk assessment through the entire rehab process.

Your nurse, physician, exercise physiologists and other specialists will work closely with you to develop an individualized rehab program that best meets your requirements. Main Line Health’s Bryn Mawr, Lankenau and Paoli Hospitals have been recognized with Magnet® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This designation places Main Line Health in the top 3 percent of hospitals nationwide for nursing excellence.

Our Experience

The Main Line Health Heart Center’s cardiac rehab program offers an impressive breadth and depth of services and support:

• Our cardiac rehab program provides more than 10,000 patient visits annually and consistently earns excellent results on our patient satisfaction survey.
• All of our cardiac rehab sites are certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
• Our program incorporates a wide range of coaching and support – including exercise, nutrition, cardiac education and stress management.
• We offer a full-service facility with treadmill, stationary bike and free weights.
• At some locations, we offer programs focused on peripheral artery disease (PAD) and ongoing maintenance.

Why Choose Main Line Health

The Main Line Health Heart Center is one of the largest medical and surgical programs for heart disease in the region. As part of the center, our cardiac rehab offers a high-quality program in a convenient suburban setting. 

Locations

•	Bryn Mawr Hospital	484.337.3760
•	Lankenau Medical Center	484.476.8037
•	Paoli Hospital	484.565.1560
•	Riddle Hospital	610.891.3060