Brisbane South Eight Mile Plains Cardiac Rehabilitation
51 McKechnie Drive Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113
731569428

Service Overview

All clients referred to the service are Individualised assessment by cardiac nurse and cardiac physiotherapist. Post assessment clients are offered a cardiac rehabilitation service that meets their individual requirements and agreed by client and clinician ie centre based, home based program All client are offered a follow up assessment after an agreed length of time usually 6 weeks post completion of centre based program

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Most clients offered depending on individual requirements 6 week program, can elect to attend once or twice per week. Monday and Wednesday mornings for 1 hour duration 8am 10am 11.30am

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart failure patients receive education on the benefits of exercise, managing of their condition (diet, sodium restrictions, fluid management, action plans) and access to a staged exercise rehabilitation program.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Eligible Patients

Diagnosis

  • Acute coronary syndrome: acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) & stable or unstable angina (chest pain)
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Heart failure
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Procedures

  • Re-vascularisation - coronary angioplasty or stenting
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
  • Valve surgery
  • Cardiac Transplant
  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation
  • Cardiac surgery: AAA repair, congenital, LVADS, Arrhythmia Surgery or combination