Epworth Hospital
89 Bridge Road Richmond, VIC 3121
03 9426 6625

Service Overview

HeartSmart cardiac rehabilitation is a professionally supervised program of education and exercise for outpatient people with a heart problem. It helps improve a participant's lifestyle and heart health resulting in faster recovery and staying healthier longer. The full program begins one to two weeks after discharge and runs for two and a half hours once a week for six weeks. People who have had a stent may opt to attend our 'fast track' program once a week for three weeks.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

6 Session weekly program. Wednesday and Thursday mornings 10:30am - 1:00pm (Not public hols.) OR 3 Session 'Fast Track' program for stent patients. Tuesday evenings 6:30pm - 9:30pm. (Not public hols.)

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
  • Heart failure
  • Adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, peripheral vascular disease

    • Procedures

  • Re-vascularisation - coronary angioplasty or stenting
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
  • Valve surgery