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18 May 2009, 10:00 AM EDT Cardiac Rehabilitation: The Key to Living Again After Sudden Cardiac Arrest Leni Barry LIVE Join chat Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program that helps people recover from heart disease and other heart related conditions. Cardiac rehab programs continue to gain in popularity among patients and physicians due to their customized approach. So successful are their outcomes, that many hospitals and medical facilities across the country have established cardiac rehab programs. Leni Barry, a registered nurse who operates the Cardiac Rehab program at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland (just outside Washington, DC) will respond to your questions about cardiac rehabilitation in the next Ask the Experts session. If the thought of resuming physical activity after sudden cardiac arrest seems daunting or if you aren’t sure what a cardiac rehab program entails, this is one Ask the Experts session you won’t want to miss.

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• The Disparity of Care in SCA
  11 Aug 2008 | Kevin Thomas, MD

  Dr. Kevin Thomas of the Duke University Medical Center will respond to your questions about issues regarding improving cardiac health care for women and minorities. Dr. Thomas was a cardiovascular fellow and was honored with the Ralph Snyderman, M.D., Graduate Medical Education Research Award while serving his residency at Duke. Since joining the Duke Medical staff, he has lead research in several areas related to the subject of health care disparities.

  For more information about SCA disparities, read the Summer 2008 issue of Power Points HERE.

• Adjusting to your ICD
  4 May 2008 | Howard S. Farkas, PhD
  Do you have an ICD, or know someone who has one? Do you want to know more about this study and adjustment issues that patients might deal with after receiving an ICD? Please join Dr. Howard Farkas in a live online discussion about his study related to ICD adjustment issues.

  For more information on ICD adjustment and Dr. Farkas's research, CLICK HERE.