Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation uses exercise, education, and support to assist in the cardiovascular system's healing process. For most people, this is needed after a cardiac problem such as heart attack, angioplasty, open heart surgery, or heart failure. Mid Coast Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

The program consists of 24 to 36 one-hour classes, and includes 12 lectures. Classes are taught by a variety of trained professionals, including a dietary clinician, cardiac nurses, and an exercise physiologist.

Cardiac rehabilitation education topics include:

• Reducing dietary fat, salt, and sugar
• Food label reading
• Food shopping and cooking
• Stress management
• Relaxation response
• Risk factors
• Benefits of exercise
• Emotional aspects of cardiac disease
• Yoga
• Medications, angina, and BP
• Cholesterol andlipid profile
  
  

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Related Links:

• Mid Coast Cardiology
  Team of board-certified physicians providing expert cardiac care.
  
• Mid Coast Cardiology and Maine Heart Center
  Oversees cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac diagnostics, and Mid Coast's association with the state's premier cardiac program.
  
• Stroke: When to Get Help
  Family Tree video episode created by the Friends of Mid Coast Hospital covering signs and symptoms of stroke and ways to reduce your chance of stroke.