Intensive Cardiac Rehab Center in Lafayette

If you recently experienced a life-changing cardiac event, we are here to help you restore your physical and emotional well-being.

Intensive Cardiac Rehab at Cardiovascular Institute of the South is designed to help you achieve optimal recovery and reduce the risk of experiencing another cardiac event.

A cardiac rehab fitness instructor helps to demonstrate proper seated technique for using resistance bands

Who Can Benefit From Intensive Cardiac Rehab?

Our comprehensive program is made for you and focuses on modifying lifestyle behaviors that relate to cardiovascular disease, such as physical activity, nutrition, stress management, and more. Through a holistic approach, the program is tailored to help your heart heal, improve your health and quality of life, and achieve optimal recovery.

Ask your doctor about intensive cardiac rehab if you have experienced one or more of the following:

Heart attack
Bypass or open-heart surgery
Heart valve repair or replacement
Stent to a coronary artery
Chronic chest pain
Heart or lung transplant
Congestive heart failure (ejection fraction<35%)

3-4 Week Improvement

9% – Reduced Blood Pressure
20% – Reduced Cholesterol
7-11 pounds – Average Weight Loss
40% – Reduced Chronic Inflammation

Our Program Will Help You

Have a smooth recovery
Reduce risk factors
Decrease body fat
Improve circulation
Improve blood pressure
Improve endurance and strength
Manage blood sugar
Decrease cholesterol and triglycerides
Improve quality of life
Boost energy
Improve life outlook and emotional resilience
Increase knowledge and self-management

What Services Does the Program Offer?

Our multidisciplinary rehab approach involves doctors, nurses, exercise physiologists, a registered dietitian, and a health coach who will work together to design a personalized plan for you and offer you support throughout the 3-4 month program. Plus, you will receive the tools and knowledge you will need to succeed long after rehab is complete.