EPISODE · Jun 26, 2026 · 9 MIN
Heart attacks are common, but rehab isn't. Why not?
from Health Report - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Following hospitalisation for cardiac procedures, patients are offered a 6-8 week rehabilitation program to help them recover and make lifestyle changes to improve heart health. But a study shows only 1 in 5 people do the program, despite the fact that it can make a huge difference to health outcomes. So what's going wrong?Guest/sDr Susie Cartledge, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University school of public health and preventive medicine ReferencesMapping patient outcomes associated with cardiac rehabilitation
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Following hospitalisation for cardiac procedures, patients are offered a 6-8 week rehabilitation program to help them recover and make lifestyle changes to improve heart health. But a study shows only 1 in 5 people do the program, despite the fact that it can make a huge difference to health outcomes. So what's going wrong? Guest/s Dr Susie Cartledge, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University school of public health and preventive medicine References Mapping patient outcomes associated with cardiac rehabilitation
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