Sydney Adventist Hospital
185 Fox Valley Road Wahroonga, NSW 2076
294809470

Service Overview

Cardiac Rehabilitation is recommended post cardiac intervention / event or for those who wish to decrease their cardiac risk factors. The program is supervised by cardiac registered nurses and exercise physiologists.

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Monday to Friday. Education to all STEMI, NSTEMI, PCI, High Risk Factors and patients referred for cardiac surgery. Access to multidisciplinary allied health teams.

Outpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

4-6 week programme with 2-3 attendances per week and includes 6 x 1 hour Education Sessions. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7.00-11.00am. Monday & Thursday 4.00pm.

Maintenance (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

Patients offered maintenance gym at completion of Outpatient programme, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 12.00 noon to 5.30pm or Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6.30-7.30am, 1 hour class.

Heart Failure Management  What is this?

Heart failure patients receive education on the benefits of exercise, managing of their condition (diet, sodium restrictions, fluid management, action plans) and access to a staged exercise rehabilitation programme integrated within our Outpatient program.

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