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David Z. Prince

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<P align=center><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5>Cardiac Rehabilitation</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=4>&nbsp;</FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN>“How do I find the right Cardiac Rehabilitation program for me?”</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Montefiore Cardiac Rehabilitation is a highly personalized program that has a physician present at all times while patients are exercising.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Not all patients need such intense supervision.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>If your medical condition does not require close supervision while exercising any program that is geographically convenient to home or work would be adequate. Many patients suffer from depression or anxiety following cardiac procedures, especially bypass surgery. For these patients close supervision is greatly reassuring and can achieve a more full psychological recovery that can often lag behind physical recovery. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN>“What is the time commitment involved in Cardiac Rehabilitation?”</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000>A standard course of Cardiac Rehabilitation is three times a week for twelve weeks. Some patients require a shorter duration, especially if they were active and committed exercisers prior to their cardiac event.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">3)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN>“Now that I’m interested in Cardiac Rehabilitation, can I just sign up?”</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT color=#000000 size=4>No you cannot. All patients must be referred by their primary care provider or cardiologist. Doctors who specialize in cardiac rehabilitation are specialists and must therefore receive a referral from another doctor. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">4)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN>“I am an active person already, do I really need Cardiac Rehabilitation?”</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000>Even “active” patients benefit from a supervised exercise program. Most patients who identify themselves as “active” are not regular exercisers, and most regular exercisers do not perform aerobic exercise in a formal structured way. Physician supervised exercise is the best way to make sure that each patient is getting the right amount of exercise, not too much, and not too little.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">5)<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN>“Why didn’t my doctor tell me about Cardiac Rehabilitation?”</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT color=#000000 size=2><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Do not feel alone! Cumulatively only 10 - 47% of all patients who are eligible for cardiac rehabilitation are actually referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation programs, although the benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation are well known and well described in the international medical literature. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>Many physicians believe that patients will “do it on their own” if motivated; however, most patients benefit from the reassurance and motivation that physician supervision offers.</FONT> </FONT></P>
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<p>Specializing in care of post-procedure cardiac patients and patients with chronic heart failure who are interested in Cardiac Rehabilitation. </p>

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<p>Cardiac rehabilitation and recovery following cardiac events and procedures. </p>

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Ammar Y. Ahmad

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Dr. Ahmad's clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.

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Dr. Ahmad&rsquo;s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection.

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<p>Ammar Yasser Ahmad, MD, is Attending Psychiatrist at Montefiore. His clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Ahmad received his Bachelor of Science in history and biology at the University of Pittsburgh. He then attended St. George&rsquo;s University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He began his postgraduate training in 2015 with a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. In 2019, he began a yearlong fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Montefiore. In 2020, Dr. Ahmad completed the certificate program in bioethics and medical humanities at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Ahmad&rsquo;s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection. His work has been published in a number of abstracts.</p><p>In 2020, Dr. Ahmad received the Davidoff Teaching Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Psychiatric Association. </p>

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