It represents the first step in initiating secondary prevention measures after the patient has suffered a cardiovascular event.
The indications of heart recovery are very wide and cover:
- Acute myocardial infarction in the past 12 months
- Stable effort angina
- Coronary bypass surgery
- Correction or replacement of heart valves
- Coronary angioplasty with or without stent implantation
- Lung or heart transplantation
- Chronic heart failure
Benefits of cardiovascular recovery:
- Live longer and reduce your chances of suffering another cardiovascular event
- Get control of heart disease symptoms such as chest pain or breathing problems
- Stop the process of damaging the heart's vessels or even reverse it
- Reduce the physical and emotional effects caused by the heart disease
- Improve physical exercise and mobility capacity for resuming the usual activities, including work
- Increase self-esteem and quality of life
The structure of the cardiac rehabilitation program
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Phase I
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acute, immediately after an acute cardiovascular episode - from the beginning of the hospital admission period, lasting approximately 5-7 days, until the discharge of the patient
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Phase II
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6-12 weeks post-discharge period, in which the patient regularly follows a supervised physical activity program, accompanied by medication therapy, personalized diet and psychological counseling in an ambulatory medical facility or at home using telemedicine
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Phase III
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the maintenance period, consisting of the full implementation of the secondary prevention measures learned during the previous two phases, for the rest of your life, in order to slow/stop disease progression and the need for a new hospitalization