Macedon Ranges Health Heartsmart
Service Overview
We run a 6 week program (Heartsmart) conducted for 2.5 hours per week for 6 weeks on Tuesdays. Heartsmart includes weekly health education sessions followed by a graded exercise program. A Nurse and an Exercise Physiologist are present at every session. Other multidisciplinary staff are involved in the health education sessions of Heartsmart. This program assists in improving your confidence , heart health and overall wellbeing.
Services
Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?
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
- Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm)
- Cardiomyopathies
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
• Other cardiac surgery