A new study published by Duke University scientists in the most recent edition of an American Heart Association journal has found that heart attack victims assigned to rehabilitation programs who do not complete their treatment are less likely to survive the condition.

According to the study, which measured the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation programs covered by Medicare on its patients, 18 percent of patients who attended less than 12 rehab sessions had died within three years of their heart attack, bypass operation, or clogged arteries, the Associated Press reported.

Conversely, the study found that only 11 percent of patients who attended all 36 rehab sessions had died, equating to a 47 percent reduction of the risk of death.

"What this study shows in a very convincing manner is that the more sessions a cardiac patient goes to, the better off they are," said Dr. Stanley Hazen, chief of preventive cardiology and rehabilitation at the Cleveland Clinic, told the AP.

While the Duke study was conducted using records of those who have suffered heart conditions and are covered by Medicare, its results demonstrate that victims of a heart attack or bypass surgeries are in significant need of medical help in order to recuperate from their condition.

For those who are not covered by Medicare and must pay for any type of rehabilitation or recuperation on their own, payday loans may be able assist in funding initial payments to help such medical care is provided to those who need it most.

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