Cardiac Rehabilitation is designed for people who have had a heart attack, cardiac catheterization, stents, or open-heart surgery. It is a planned program that combines health education with appropriate, monitored exercise. Participants learn how to exercise during supervised activity as well as receive information about how a low fat diet, quitting smoking, stress reduction, and changing other cardiac risk factors can improve their health.

SVRHC’s Cardiac Rehab Program can help you:

• Understand risk factors for heart disease and how to reduce them
• Improve the ability to cope with stress
• Lower blood pressure
• Understand medications
• Strengthen the heart and cardiovascular system
• Gain a great sense of well-being and confidence
• Improve physical activity

The Cardiac Rehab Department offers the ability to have trained professionals assist, observe, and educate patients while they begin their program. Most patients spend 6-8 weeks attending sessions three times a week following an initial evaluation. Patients are then encouraged to develop a home maintenance program. Patients need a doctor’s referral following a cardiac event (cardiac catheterization, surgery, etc), and have a stress test and a lipid profile done prior to starting the program.

For more information on our informative, caring Cardiac Rehabilitation program, please call 417-4528.