Cardiac rehabilitation is a customized and medically supervised program of exercise and education in risk factor modification, nutrition and stress management that targets the heart and helps people recover from: Heart attack, Heart conditions such as heart failure and peripheral artery disease, Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including balloon angioplasty and stenting, Valve replacement. Both the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology recommend cardiac rehabilitation. If your medical history includes a cardiac event, ask your cardiologist or primary care provider if cardiac rehabilitation could help you recover and maintain your best heart health.