Yarram & District Health Service
90 Commercial Road Yarram, VIC 3971
1800934722

Service Overview

Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised 8 weeks program that helps you recover from heart attacks, heart surgery and other procedures, such as angioplasty and stent procedures. Cardiac rehab programs usually provides exercise, education, and counseling programs to improve your wellbeing, and reduce the risk of future heart problems.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

2 sessions per week delivered Tuesday and Thursday 11am - 12pm Program runs for 8 weeks. Pre and Post group assessments are completed

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

2 sessions per week delivered Monday and Wednesday 11am - 12pm. Program runs for 8 weeks. Pre and Post group assessments are completed

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) - 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