Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs

The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabiltation (AACVPR) is the worldwide leader in promoting the value and practice of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation. AACVPR's mission is improving the quality of life for patients and their families by reducing morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive disease management.

The integration of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention; the cardiac rehabilitation continuum of care; emergence of nutrition and plant-based diets in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease; cardiac rehabilitation in the inpatient and transitional settings; outpatient cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention; medical evaluation and exercise testing; education and behavior modification for risk-factor management; modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors; special considerations; administration considerations; management of medical problems and emergencies.