St Vincent's Hospital
Nicholson Street Fitzroy, VIC 3065
1300131470

Service Overview

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

8 Session exercise and education program. Wednesdays 12.45-3.45pm.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

16 Session exercise and education program. Tuesday & Thursday 11.30-13.30pm

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Pulmonary rehabilitation. 8 Session education and exercise program. Tuesday & Thursday 9.30-11.30am.

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