Bowral District Hospital
Mona Road Bowral, NSW 2576
248610290

Service Overview

The Cardiac Assessment Unit offers a range of services to help support people following a cardiac event. This includes supervised individual exercise program, group and individual education, symptom monitoring, support with the development of self disease management strategies, risk factor modification and linkage to other services.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Monday - Friday for patients with complex discharge needs

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Monday and Wednesday -group exercise program 830 -1100 Friday 1030 group education program Assessments and reviews occur with pre arranged appointments

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Home and clinic based services Wednesday and Thursdays . Access to exercise services is linked with cardiac rehabilitation exercise groups

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