Kyabram District Health Service
Fenaughty Street Kyabram, VIC 3620
358570200

Service Overview

Cardiac Rehabilitation Secondary Prevention Program An eight week educational program for people with coronary artery disease, angina, or following heart attack, angioplasty or heart surgery. The program is run by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

8 session program ran weekly on Tuesday mornings 9.30 am - 12 md. For people with coronary artery disease, angina, or following heart attack, angioplasty or heart surgery. The program is run by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

The Heart Failure Clients 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
  • Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) - Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
  • Adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular disease

    • Procedures

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