For stroke survivors, modified cardiac rehabilitation can reduce the chances of death by 76% (IMAGE)

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For stroke survivors, modified cardiac rehabilitation can reduce the chances of death by 76%

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Sara J. Cuccurullo, MD, Chairman and Medical Director of the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and a Co-Principal Investigator, left, and Talya Fleming, MD, Medical Director of the JFK Johnson Stroke Recovery and Aftercare Programs and Co-Principal Investigator of the study. The physicians are in the rehabilitation gym where stroke patients exercise on recumbent bicycles.

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Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute

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