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News | Feb. 14, 2024

Heart Health: BAMC incorporates lifestyle medicine into cardiac rehab program

By Lori Newman

Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Cardiology has incorporated lifestyle medicine into its cardiac rehabilitation program to help improve patient outcomes after a cardiac event.

According to the American Heart Association, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States.

“We know that 80% of chronic diseases are preventable, treatable, and even can be reversible with lifestyle modifications,” said Angelia Grona, a physician assistant who co-leads the Lifestyle Medicine Program at BAMC with Stacey Dramiga, head of the Human Performance Center.

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