Heart Health
Cardiac rehab is often the best medication for recovery
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In the aftermath of a heart attack or coronary procedure, you typically leave the hospital with a sheaf of prescriptions for an array of new heart medicines. But all too often, a referral to a cardiac rehabilitation program is missing from your pile of paperwork.
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