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Heart disease, also referred to as cardiovascular or coronary artery disease,
is a disease of the heart's blood vessels. The diagnosis of heart disease
often brings with it questions, concerns and fears. Cardiac Rehabilitation, or
Cardiac Rehab, is designed to provide a resource to answer those questions, help
you make appropriate lifestyle changes and increase your cardiovascular fitness
level in order to maintain a healthier heart. Active involvement in
rehabilitation efforts may slow the progressive nature of heart disease.
Education is the Key to a Change of Heart
Who is a Good Candidate?
DMC Cardiac Rehab programs offer the latest, most successful advances in
therapy to patients who:
- Have heart disease
- Are at risk for heart disease
- Have undergone heart surgery
- Myocardial Infarction
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
Almost all patients with heart disease will benefit from either the education
and/or the exercise component of cardiac rehab. Your personal
circumstances will determine which phase of rehab is best for you.
Requirements for Enrollment
Put Your Heart in Our Hands
Staff Qualifications
Our highly
trained and skilled cardiac rehabilitation staff of cardiac
nurses and exercise physiologists provide individual
attention. All staff members are certified in Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and other
professional/rehabilitation certifications.
Additional Support for Families
In addition to Cardiac Rehab, the DMC offers
the following Cardiac Rehab Educational and Support Groups:
This group meets monthly at Huron Valley-Sinai
Hospital. It assists people with the effects of heart disease by providing
information about coronary artery disease and healthy lifestyle choices.
Call 248-360-3606 for more information.
HeartSense
This group meets Wednesdays at 9:45
a.m. at the
DMC-Lahser Campus. Lectures address issues related to heart disease and risk
factor modification. Call 248-355-1699 for a lecture schedule.
Other related community health education
programs offered include smoking cessation, cardiopulminary resuscitation (CPR)
and heart health seminars. For more information about programs and
classes, call toll-free 1-888-DMC(362)-2500
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