Cardiac Rehab
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Program Eligibility
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program to help you recover after a heart attack, from other forms of heart disease or after surgery to treat heart disease. Cardiac rehabilitation is now approved for PAD (peripheral artery disease) that will help with circulatory condition which is narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs. The Program Cardiac rehabilitation is often divided into phases that involve various levels of monitored exercise, nutritional counseling, emotional support, and support and education about lifestyle changes to reduce your risks of heart problems. Patients spend roughly 1 hour, 2-3 times per week, for 36 sessions in a monitored exercise program. The Team During rehab, you will work with an expert team comprised of Physician Medical Directors, Respiratory Therapists, Dieticians, and Pharmacists. The Benefits 470,000 Americans have a repeat heart attack each year. Cardiac rehab cuts the risk of a repeat heart attack by 15-20% and have a 35% lower death rate than non-participants. It takes hard work and dedication, but each day we see the benefit of cardiac rehabilitation at Tri Valley Health System. |
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Pulmonary Rehab
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a supervised program of education and exercise along with classes that teaches you about your lungs, how to exercise and do activities with less shortness of breath, and how to "live" better with your lung condition.
Patients with bronchitis, asthma, reoccurring pneumonia and COPD, among other conditions are treated through our program. Related Services Tri Valley Health System is proud to offer other related services for you such as: Nuclear and Treadmill Stress Tests Holter Monitors EKGs Defibrillators & Pacemaker Checks Sleep Studies Lung Function Tests Cardiologists Pulmonologists |
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