Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center provides expert care and support to those recovering from heart attack, heart surgery and other heart conditions.

 

During your rehabilitation, we monitor your heart, vital signs and exertion for your safety as you recover and learn to exercise independently. In addition to supervised exercise, we provide you with information on medications, nutrition, heart disease and risk factors while working with you to design a rehabilitation plan that helps you reach your individual goals.

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Who Qualifies for Cardiac Rehabilitation?

For people with coronary artery disease, cardiac rehabilitation improves cardiovascular efficiency, offers physical and psychological benefits, improves recovery time after surgery and helps prevent prolonged disability.

 

We provide heart rehab services if you have experienced any of the following issues, conditions or procedures:

 

  • Angioplasty or stent
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
  • Heart attack within the past 12 months
  • Heart or combined heart-lung transplant
  • Heart valve repair or replacement
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Stable angina
  • Stable chronic heart failure with LVEF at or below 35%

What Are the Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation?

Cardiac rehabilitation can improve your outcomes substantially, with benefits including:

 

  • Quicker recovery, meaning you can get back to your normal, daily activities faster
  • Reduced risk of heart attack or a repeat cardiac event
  • Improved strength and energy
  • Decreased blood pressure
  • Decreased dependence on medications
  • Decreased, or even reversal of, hardening of the arteries
  • Gradual weight loss
  • Reduced heart disease symptoms, such as chest pain and shortness of breath

Our Approach to Cardiac Rehabilitation

At Houston Methodist, our specialized team of cardiac rehabilitation experts works together to create an individualized program designed for your specific needs. We collaborate to oversee your rehab progress, helping you build strength and learn more about your specific heart condition. The team also helps you make important heart-healthy lifestyle changes through personalized education, counseling and monitored exercise — all aimed at reducing your risk of future cardiac events.

 

Our program is built around three key services:

 

  • An individualized, supervised exercise program just for you
  • Proactive education about heart disease and your risk factors
  • Lifestyle management, including nutrition and medication management

 

  • What to Expect During the Program

    Our outpatient cardiac rehab program guides you in making essential lifestyle changes through supervised exercise and classes on nutrition, stress management and behavior modification. During the program, you can expect to:

     

    • Attend personalized exercise sessions, approximately one hour
    • Control high blood pressure
    • Improve and manage diabetes
    • Learn about and practice healthy eating habits
    • Learn about heart disease
    • Lower your cholesterol
    • Meet and share stories with other patients in the program
    • Perform physical exercise under medical supervision
    • Receive counseling on ways to stabilize heart disease by improving risk factors
    • Reduce or stop smoking

  • Convenient Support for Your At-Home Rehab Journey

    During your rehabilitation, we will provide a free, easy-to-use app that helps you stay connected to your rehab team wherever you are. The app includes a 12-week, interactive learning curriculum, with educational and personalized resources delivered to you weekly. The app helps you stay on track through:

     

    • Care team and patient chat – chat with your care team for questions, support or guidance on your rehab plan, vitals, medications and more
    • A personalized care plan – access your personalized exercise plan anytime
    • Vitals and medication tracking – stay organized, monitor progress and share updates with your care team in one easy spot

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