Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Absolutely do the rehab. IIRC, it cuts the recurrence of CVD 30% in the next five years.
I think a large part of that is that you'll need to change your lifestyle -- doing the same things that got you to a CABG will get you back there.
I made the lifestyle changes about 25-30 years ago. Diet, exercise and later statin meds. I even amped up my aerobic activity to raise my HDLs to normal range. My labs have been pretty good all of these years and I've kept my weight down and activity up. Some of the disease probably happened before those changes (smoker) and perhaps there are genetic components involved. When I had a heart attack in 2014, friends and family were very surprised as was I. Seems like I was the last guy they expected for that to happen.