Iowa CHAMPS: Cardiac Rehabilitation Guide
Cardiovascular
Health, Assessment, Management, & Prevention Services
(CHAMPS)
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
First Published: Unknown
Last Revised: June 4, 2002
Information to the Cardiac Patient's Family
Understanding Heart Disease
- Anatomy and Function the Heart
- Anatomy and Function the Coronary Arteries
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors
- CHAMPS Treatment
- Medical Management (Medications)
- Valve Disease
Exercise
- Exercise to a Healthier Heart
- MET Chart
- Personal Exercise Prescription
- Special Considerations in Exercise Training
- Sex and Heart Disease
- Activity Log
- Flexibility
- Strength Training
Stress Management
Heart Healthy Diet
Basic to any heart healthy way of living is a heart healthy way of
eating. However, diet is only one of many modifiable risk factors.
The purpose of this section is to help you begin a new way of eating
that will improve your health and make you feel better.
- Guidelines to a Healthy Heart
- Special Concerns
- Food Labeling
- Heart Healthy Recipe Substitutions
- Heart Healthy Cook Books
Smoking
American Heart Association Information