Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation is one of the department of Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre .This department provides services to patients with cardiovascular disease and those people who have a high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. Individualized programs are designed to prevent heart disease and its risk factors from getting worsen. DPCCR is performing a vital role in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Cardiac rehabilitation involves adopting heart-healthy lifestyle changes to address risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This program includes exercise training, education on heart-healthy living, and counseling to reduce stress and help to return an active life. Cardiac rehabilitation is a long-term maintenance program, and will generally need to continue the habits and follow the skills learned in the program for the rest of life. Education about nutrition, lifestyle and healthy weight may continue, as well as counseling. Over the long term, you may learn how to cope with heart disease. These programs help patients make lifestyle changes and determine the best medical treatment plan to: • Manage existing cardiovascular disease and reducing progression of disease • Reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke, or developing cardiovascular disease • Reduce the need for surgery • mprove your quality of life by reducing symptoms • Manage high blood pressure ,diabetes and cholesterol • Assist with tobacco cessation • Help manage anxiety, depression or other behavioral health conditions One of the most valuable benefits of cardiac rehabilitation is often an improvement in overall quality of life. If you stick with your cardiac rehab program, you may come out of the program feeling even better than before you had a heart condition or had heart surgery. We provide regular counseling services to the patients indoor and outdoor about disease process, planned intervention and life style modification. We have been conducting structured education program for the patients and their visitors who are suffering from coronary artery diseases, its risk factors, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.