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Cardiac Rehabilitation

Everything You Need to Help Your Heart Recover

Cardiac rehab is a professionally supervised education and exercise program, custom designed to help you recover from experiencing a variety of heart related conditions. People of all ages who have a heart condition can benefit from a cardiac rehab program. You may benefit if you have or have had any of the following conditions: Heart Attack Coronary Artery Disease Angioplasty or Stent Placement Congestive Heart Failure Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Angina Pacemaker Heart Valve Replacement

The program provides counseling and education to help you:

Understand your health better.

Understand your medications.

Equip you to develop healthier lifestyle habits.

Foster healthy coping mechanisms.

What are the benefits of attending cardiac rehab?

Regular physical activity helps your heart (and the rest of your body) get stronger and work better. Physical activity improves your energy level and lifts your spirits. It also reduces your chances of future heart problems, including heart attack. Through education and exercise, you can lose weight, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, manage stress, and feel better about yourself. In addition, you'll have the added benefit of the advice and close supervision of healthcare professionals to help you along every step of the way. Sessions typically run two times a week (Mon/Wed) or (Tues/Thurs). Sessions are based on an individual’s need for a period defined by Medicare guidelines. Most insurance plans cover sessions or may require a co-pay at the time of each visit. How do you start? Who do you need to contact at St Luke Hospital?

A referral from your primary care physician or cardiologist is required to begin Cardiac Rehabilitation at St. Luke Hospital. Talk to your doctor about whether prescribing Cardiac Rehabilitation is right for you. For more information, please contact Chris Robertson,RN @ 620-382-2177.