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Who
Is a Candidate?
Cardiac Rehabilitation
is designed for the patients who have had a recent heart attack
or been diagnosed with angina. It is also for patients who have undergone
open-heart surgery, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, coronary
angioplasty and other coronary interventions. Sessions are conducted
in a comfortable setting equipped with state-of-the-art equipment
for exercise and monitoring of our patients, as well as classroom
and private consultation areas.
Phase
I
This phase starts
while the patient is still in the hospital. Focusing on education
and safe progression of activity, the program helps prepare the
patient to return home.
Phase II
Phase
II starts after hospitalization. It lasts 8 to 12 weeks
and is tailored to each patient's individual needs. Phase II is a progressive,
continuously supervised and monitored, exercise program. In addition
to exercise, patients receive education that emphasizes risk
factor
modification, nutrition and stress management for the patient
and family.
Phase III
This is an ongoing
risk factor modification program designed for graduates of Phase
II whose physicians have identified them as being at high risk
for cardiovascular disease. Phase III focuses on building permanent lifestyle
modifications
through exercise and continued education.
How
to Register
All participants
of Cardiac Rehabilitation must be referred by a physician, so discuss
your interest in the program with your doctor. All sessions, except
Phase III, may be covered by most major medical insurance plans.
Phase III, although not reimbursed by insurance, is offered at
a reasonable price.
Cardiac
Support Group
Heart disease changes
not only the life of the patient, but the lives of family and loved
ones as well. Through Olathe Medical Center's Cardiac Support Group,
patients learn to cope with the lifestyle changes brought on by
heart disease. They receive educational information through various
presentations
and develop friendships with people in similar circumstances. The
group meets the first Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. in Olathe Medical Center's Cardiac Rehabilitation Center,
located
in Suite 450 of The Doctors Building 1. Persons with heart disease,
their families and friends are encouraged to attend the Cardiac
Support Meetings. There is no fee to attend. For more information,
call 913- 791-4222.
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