Cardiac Rehabilitation

Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation provides comprehensive services for the management and prevention of cardiovascular disease and is recognized as an integral component of overall cardiac care. The cardiac rehab staff partners with the patient’s physicians to develop a heart health plan tailored to the individual’s needs.

California Pacific’s program meets or exceeds American Heart Association and Federal requirements, which include:

• Therapeutic exercise to improve strength and fitness


• Medical assessment and supervision


• Education and counseling to promote a healthy lifestyle (e.g. nutrition, blood pressure and other risk factor control)


• Psychological and social services

Cardiac rehabilitation is recommended for people:

• After a heart attack


• With a diagnosis of stable angina or heart failure


• After open heart surgery, including coronary artery bypass, valve repair or replacement and heart transplant


• After angioplasty or stent placement


• At risk of heart disease due to risk factor profile outcomes (age, family history, etc.)

Lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of heart diease or prevent current heart disease from worsening include:

• Quit smoking and try to avoid second hand smoke


• Exercise regularly


• Maintain a healthy diet low in saturated fat, cholesterol, salt and sugar


• Control chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes


• Achieve a healthy weight


• Learn to manage stress


• Drink alcohol in moderation or not al all

Cardiac rehabilitation is a prevention program helping people control these risk factors, manage their illness and adopt a heart healthy lifestyle. Cardiac rehabilitation has proven benefits for physical and emotional health and improves overall quality of life. You can build a stronger heart -- and we can help!

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is located at:
Pacific Campus
2360 Clay Street at Webster
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-600-3361

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California Pacific's Heart and Vascular Center

California Pacific's Heart and Vascular Center is supported by one of the best heart hospital/center networks in the USA, offering quality, comprehensive patient-centered cardiovascular care by a team of top heart surgeons and physicians with leading-edge technology. Serving the entire San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco and Marin County, as well as the entire Northern California region, our team has many of the best cardiovascular surgeons and physicians in California and the United States.