CARDIAC REHABILITATION

What is the cardiac rehabilitation? Cardiac rehabilitation programs are multifactorial therapeutic systems for people suffering from heart disease. With physical exercise and scheduled action on the cardiovascular risk factors, provides a slowdown in the progression of atherosclerosis and a decrease of new coronary events, as well as the number of hospitalizations and deaths from ischemic heart disease, improving both the feeling of well as the social reintegration. What diseases can improve with cardiac rehabilitation programs? All diseases that affect the cardiovascular system, such as:

• Angina. • After myocardial infarction.

• Congestive heart failure.

• After a heart surgery.

• After a heart transplant

• After angioplasty with or without stenting.

• Patients carrying Pacemakers.

• Congenital Heart Disease.

• arrhythmias.

• rheumatic heart disease.

At what time should begin rehabilitation Heart? Cardiac rehabilitation consists of three phases. Phase I: Phase admission directed not to lose muscle mass and elasticity with the rest. The aim will be short, with demonstrations early psychological support to the patient and his family. Phase II: Period largest rehabilitation and starts after discharge from hospital comprising the first two months. We shall now proceed to program the level of performance of each patient according to their clinical features and testing effort, trying to avoid complications. It introduces the knowledge about the disease should take, methods for controlling the risk factors in its tracks food, psychological and physical. It also should include knowledge about emergency actions (SPC, DEA, treatment with nitrites, etc.). Phase III: You must last throughout the patient's life. Try reintegration patient to their environment and socio family. We must continue with the program learned, being checked regularly by a multidisciplinary support units (Doctors header, cardiologists, psychologists, physiotherapists, dietitians, etc..). Who are the team of cardiac rehabilitation? The cardiac rehabilitation programs - Phase III are performed on an outpatient basis, and should be integrated into sports centers both public and private. Many skilled professionals are part of the cardiac rehabilitation team, including some or all of the following: • Cardiólogo. • General Medical • Nursing / DUE rehabilitation. • psychologist or psychiatrist • Physiotherapist. • Dietician. • Occupational Therapist ..... In what is the cardiac rehabilitation program? It is designed especially for each patient, depending on their clinical characteristics and physical, and as a result of his stress test, and will be supervised by a cardiologist and a medical team of specialists in physical therapy. The cardiac rehabilitation should include the following activities: • progressive exercise program to improve fitness and functional ability. • Talks health education, to advise on changes in lifestyles: • Smoking cessation courses. • Lessons from food. • Learning relaxation techniques and training in coping skills for stress management. • Help to return to their jobs. • In all these facets takes an enormous importance and the role VOLUNTEERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.