Learn how to make smart, heart healthy choices at the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program's Heart Smart Series. Classes are held from 11:00 am to noon at 25 New Chardon Street in Boston, MA.
| Date | class topic |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 | Holiday |
| Sep 14 | Managing Stress I Learn about the stress and its healthy opposite - the relaxation response. Identify your stressors and develop an awareness of how you react to them. Discuss methods of coping with stress and learn some basic management skills. Participants are encouraged to follow-up this class by attending at least one relaxation class |
| Sep 21 | Managing Stress II Learn about the stress and its healthy opposite - the relaxation response. Identify your stressors and develop an awareness of how you react to them. Discuss methods of coping with stress and learn some basic management skills. Participants are encouraged to follow-up this class by attending at least one relaxation class |
| Sep 28 | Relaxation Class |
| Oct 5 | Exercise and Your Heart Discuss the essential feature of a cardiovascular exercise program including benefits, components, preparation, precautions and monitoring progress |
| Oct 12 | Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Coronary Artery Disease and Secondary Prevention Learn about the problem of coronary arteriosclerosis and its manifestation - heart attack and angina. Discuss risk factors that contribute to coronary artery disease and what you can do to change them, lowering your risk of future cardiac events |
| Oct 26 | Symptom Recognition and Management Learn to recognize the symptoms of angina and what to do about them. We review how to distinguish between angina, heart attack symptoms and proper use of nitroglycerin |
| Nov 2 | Cardiac Medications Discuss commonly prescribed cardiac medication and the role they play in lowering risk for future cardiac events |
| Nov 9 | Managing Stress I Learn about the stress and its healthy opposite - the relaxation response. Identify your stressors and develop an awareness of how you react to them. Discuss methods of coping with stress and learn some basic management skills. Participants are encouraged to follow-up this class by attending at least one relaxation class |
| Nov 16 | Managing Stress II Learn about the stress and its healthy opposite - the relaxation response. Identify your stressors and develop an awareness of how you react to them. Discuss methods of coping with stress and learn some basic management skills. Participants are encouraged to follow-up this class by attending at least one relaxation class |
| Nov 23 | Relaxation Class |
| Nov 30 | Exercise and Your Heart Discuss the essential feature of a cardiovascular exercise program including benefits, components, preparation, precautions and monitoring progress |
| Dec 7 | Coronary Artery Disease and Secondary Prevention Learn about the problem of coronary arteriosclerosis and its manifestation - heart attack and angina. Discuss risk factors that contribute to coronary artery disease and what you can do to change them, lowering your risk of future cardiac events |
| Dec 14 | Symptom Recognition and Management Learn to recognize the symptoms of angina and what to do about them. We review how to distinguish between angina, heart attack symptoms and proper use of nitroglycerin |
| Dec 21 | Cardiac Medications Discuss commonly prescribed cardiac medication and the role they play in lowering risk for future cardiac events |
Request an appointment at the Heart Center 
Call the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center outpatient access nurse at 866-MGH-8910
