Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
The cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation program allows you to safely exercise
with a heart condition or after heart surgery under the supervision of
trained professionals.
If you have had a heart attack or been diagnosed with a heart condition,
you may feel uncomfortable about starting to exercise or making other
lifestyle changes that your doctor recommends. You can safely improve
your physical conditioning and gain confidence with doing regular exercise
under the supervision of the trained professionals in the cardiovascular
and pulmonary rehabilitation program.
The professionals in cardiac rehabilitation include:
- registered nurses
- respiratory therapists and
- exercise physiologists
They help you establish heart-healthy habits like getting regular exercise,
eating a low fat diet, reducing stress and, not smoking.
Although emergencies in the rehab setting are rare, the Cardiac Rehab Team
is trained to deal with them.
Benefits of Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation:
- Better chance of avoiding disability
- Improved chances of returning to work
- Decreased risk of death due to heart disease
- Decreased risk of future heart attack
- Fewer episodes of reduced blood flow to the heart (cardiac ischemia)
- Improved physical functioning and strength
- Less of a need for heart-related medications
- Lower blood pressure
- Lower levels of both “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
and fats in the blood (triglycerides)
- Relief from depression, fear and anxiety
- Slowed development, or even reversal, of hardening of the arteries (arthrosclerosis)
- Weight loss, as many individuals with coronary artery disease are overweight
Initial Evaluation
Location:
MWHC Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Cardiopulmonary Health and Fitness, a department of Mary Washington Hospital
1201-B Sam Perry Boulevard, Suite 240
(Mary Washington Hospital Campus)
Fredericksburg VA 22401
540.741.1447 Phone
540.741.1350 Fax
