Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation has proven over the past one to two decades to be a successful method of addressing the physical, social-psychological and educational components of heart disease. The goal of the AMC Cardiac Rehabilitation program is to get the cardiac patient back into a healthy and productive life.
Our Cardiac Rehab Team will provide to you and your family education and support that will guide you from your inpatient stay to home to outpatient status, and back to work and/or normal activities. Our staff will assist you in setting guidelines, to enable you to build in exercise and establish a diet that is both beneficial and pleasing to your lifestyle.
Your primary care physician, cardiologist, or cardiac surgeon will initiate your participation in the inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program. The team will upgrade your activity with physician's approval. Specially trained cardiac nurses monitor you during your entire exercise session.
Cardiac rehabilitation is beneficial to individuals who have had:
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Coronary Bypass Surgery
- P.T.C.A. (Balloon Angioplasty)
- Angina
- Valve Surgery
- Coronary or Pulmonary Transplants
- Athrectomy
- Laser
- Cardiovascular Diseases
Potential Benefits From Cardiovascular Rehabilitation:
- Improved quality of life
- Improved efficiency of heart and lungs
- Improved work capacity
- Decreased resting and exercise blood pressure
- Improved cholesterol and triglyceride levels
- Increased ability to combat depression and anxiety and their effects
- Improved ability to cope with stress and life style change
- Decreased fear of sexual relations
- Better awareness of your own body and confidence in resuming activities
Services provided with Cardiac Rehabilitation:
- Dietary Counseling
- Exercise Counseling
- Stress Management Information
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Medication Education and Counseling
For More Information Contact
AMC Cardiac Rehabilitation Department
540-332-4107 or 540-932-4107