Bendigo Health
Barnard Street Bendigo, VIC 3550
354547929

Service Overview

12 week program which includes initial assessment. Education topics include: anatomy, diet, exercise, psychosocial issues, self management of heart disease, risk factors, symptom recognition, medications and management

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

12 sessions, Wednesday & Thursday 1:30-3:30pm standard class; Wednesday 2:30-4:30pm advanced level exercise class

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
  • 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