Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Failure Rehabilitation Programs
181-183 Wattletree Road Malvern, VIC 3144
395081889

Service Overview

A comprehensive, multi-disciplinary exercise and education program empowering all cardiac patients to optimize recovery, heart health and self management. Our program assists return to maximum level of physical, emotional and social functioning. Programs are funded by most private health hospital funds and DVA. We offer cardiovascular rehabilitation and Heart Failure rehabilitation exercise programs and education. We also have ongoing maintenance exercise program available.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Multidisciplinary assessment, education, therapy and discharge planning.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Multidisciplinary 6 week program, twice a week (Monday and Thursday) individual assessment, one hour exercise and one hour education session. The education sessions include heart health, risk factor management, self- monitoring, diet, physical and emotional support. Evening program available.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Ongoing Maintenance Exercise Programs available supervised by an exercise physiologist.

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Multidisciplinary 6 week program Mondays and Thursdays which includes an individual assessment, individually prescribed exercise followed by an education session. This includes heart health, self management(diet and fluid management, action plans), physical and emotional support and recommendations.

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