Irish Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation(IACR)
Cardiac Rehabilitation is a continuous process commencing in hospital following an acute event and continuing on discharge into the community (AHA 1994). Cardiac Rehabilitation is predominately offered to individuals following acute Myocardial Infarction, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Heart Valve Surgery. Cardiac Rehabilitation can be divided into four distinct phases.