Cardiac Rehabilitation
Recovering from a heart attack, disease or surgery can be daunting, but you don't have to do it alone. With the help of cardiovascular specialists and nutrition experts, you can regain control of your life and feel like yourself again. Avera's cardiac rehabilitation inpatient and outpatient services provide a safe, monitored space for exercise — giving you peace of mind.
Heart Recovery Program
Cardiac rehabilitation is a program that helps to ease your symptoms and make your heart as healthy as possible. This tailored exercise program may be a good fit as you recover after a diagnosis, cardiac event or surgery, such as:
- Angina (chest pain)
- Angioplasty (balloon catheter)
- Heart attack or failure
- Heart valve surgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Coronary bypass surgery
- Stent or atherectomy heart procedure
Cardiac Rehab Phases
Phase 1
Phase 1 of cardiac rehab occurs while you’re in the hospital. With your doctor’s guidance, phase I involves care from physical therapists and nurses.
Phase 2
Also known as outpatient cardiac rehab, phase 2 is designed to help you recover faster and return to your regular activities. It involves follow-up sessions at an Avera facility with exercise, counseling and education as needed to modify your lifestyle, diet and health at home.
- Restores and increases cardiovascular function.
- Helps you return to and regain your independence.
- Rebuilds confidence in a supportive, professional space
Phase 3
Also known as outpatient unmonitored cardiac rehab, phase 3 is designed to help you maintain what you’re learning through recovery. It encourages you to continue to live a full and active life.
- Supervised workout sessions to regain or gain more strength.
- Blood pressure checks before and after exercise.
- Assistance to help you understand your physical capabilities and limits.
Mended Hearts Support Group
Support you receive from family and friends makes a big difference in your rehabilitation program, too. Breaking out of old habits and learning new ones isn’t easy. Loved ones’ involvement and emotional support can help greatly in how well you adjust. As the largest peer-to-peer heart patient support network in the world, Mended Hearts offers hope and education to those with heart disease, including their family and caregivers. To join or learn more about the Avera Heart Hospital chapter in Sioux Falls, SD, contact us.
605-977-7000
