Northern Integrated Care Service (Launceston General Hospital)
41 Frankland Street Launceston, TAS 7250
367774145

Service Overview

 Cardiac rehabilitation assists people to reduce their risk of cardiac disease, improve their exercise function and improve quality of life.  It is available to those at risk of cardiovascular disease and those people with cardiac disease such as angina or post myocardial infarction, post angiogram or angioplasty, post coronary bypass surgery and with heart failure.  Services available include: • Post-acute services (hospital based). • Secondary prevention services (community based).

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Monday to Friday. Education to all STEMI, NSTEMI, PCI, High Risk Factors and patients referred for cardiac surgery..

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

8 Session program. Wednesday 09.30am and 10.30am for 2 hours Thursday 09.30am and 10.30am for 2 hours

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Please contact the cardiac rehabilitation nurse for details

Heart Failure Management  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.

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
  • Cardiac Transplant
  • Defibrillator or pacemaker implantation
  • Cardiac surgery: AAA repair, congenital, LVADS, Arrhythmia Surgery or combination