Tweed Cardiac Rehab
Florence Street Tweed Heads, NSW 2485
755067211

Service Overview

The Tweed Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation program is a Cardiac support service for people with existing or at risk of CHD. This service offers exercise support at 8am Tuesdays and Thursdays after an initial exercise assessment and GP consent is obtained. Education related to healthy living and good mental health is provided by a broad range of professionals on Tuesdays at 10am in the Bugalwena education room. Contact us for further details

Services

Inpatient (Cardiac Rehabilitation) What is this?

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
  • 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