Secondary Prevention

Understand what cholesterol is, how it affects your body, and what you can do to help keep your levels in a healthy range.

Understand the health concerns of having high blood pressure and learn several strategies to help keep your blood pressure within a healthy range.

Understand that having diabetes increases your risk for heart disease and learn steps you can take to better manage your blood glucose levels, lowering your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.

Understand the relationship between unmanaged stress and heart disease and learn several useful management techniques to reduce the stress in your life.

Learn that getting regular physical activity is one of the best things people with heart disease can do to prevent another heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular procedure, and increase their overall well-being.

People with heart disease are at an increased risk of health problems caused by excessive heat and humidity. This video describes how heat affects your heart and gives tips on how to avoid heat-related injury.

Learn which foods to choose and which to limit when eating heart healthy to reduce your risk factors for heart disease.

Understand the potential health benefits from the Mediterranean Diet and learn what foods are included and limited in the eating pattern.

Learn tips for safely taking your heart medications as prescribed to reduce your heart disease risk factors and your risk of heart attack and stroke.

Recognize the amount of stress being overweight puts on your heart. Learn tips for choosing healthier foods and increasing your activity so you can lose weight and keep it off.

Heart disease changes many aspects of life, and heart patients often wonder if sex is still safe. This video helps viewers understand how to have a healthy, safe sex life after a diagnosis with heart disease.

Learn about the different kinds of exercises your cardiac care team may prescribe for you as you recover, and how your progress can be monitored.

Recognize that you don't have to go through cardiac rehabilitation alone and learn who will be available to support you along the way.

Understand that by identifying your risk factors for heart disease and making lifestyle changes, you can improve the health of your heart and prevent further damage.

Recognize the importance of setting healthy lifestyle change goals that are doable for you. Learn about making your goals SMART; specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely.

Understand that following your exercise plan is key in making sure you are exercising safely and are benefiting the health of your heart. Learn how to monitor your heart rate to ensure you are exercising within your target range.

Learn tips for shopping in the supermarket and for using the resources available to help you fill your cart with heart healthy foods.

Understand what is included on the nutrition facts food label and how to use that information to help you make heart healthy choices now, and in the future.

Learn how to use the resources available to you to make dining out an enjoyable and heart healthy experience.

Learn how stress and depression can affect the risk of heart disease in women.

Learn why quitting smoking is the most important lifestyle change you can make to protect your heart, and your overall health.

Learn how managing your weight, gaining control of your diabetes and exercising regularly can reduce the risk factors that lead to heart disease.

Learn what certain medications do to help reduce heart disease risk factors, and ways to remember when to take your medications.