Rural Northwest Health Cardiac Rehab
18 Dimboola Road Warracknabeal, VIC 3393
353961200

Service Overview

8 weeks on a Tuesday and Thursday. Telehealth education - Nutrition, medications, exercise, symptom management, course of disease, relaxation, anxiety management, advanced care planning. Exercise program included.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

8 weeks- Twice weekly exercise sessions with once a week education via tele-health link

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Options to continue with sessions weekly for maintenance as suitable, variety of days and times available.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Offered combined with cardiac rehab and in one on one consults

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

The Cardiac rehab sessions discuss management of other diseases and lifestyle modifications effecting these.

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