Cardiac rehab is key to heart disease recovery
THe Department of Health has been constantly reminding filipinos to take care of their hearts as heart diseases remain to be the biggest threat to filipinos’ health.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) mortality database, cardiovascular diseases (ischemic heart disease, stroke) are one of the top global causes of death.
Despite these findings, hope is not lost as there is one procedure that can help filipinos recover from or improve their health after heart disease: Cardiovascular rehabilitation.
Cardiovascular rehabilitation, or cardiac rehab, is a medically supervised, individually designed program that includes exercise, counseling, and education.
Patients who may need cardiovascular rehabilitation include those who have recently suffered a heart attack, those with chest pain or stable angina, and those with chronic heart failure and peripheral artery disease.
A chance to recover at Manila Doctors Hospital Cardiovascular rehabilitation is one of the hospital’s most recent services to open under the Cardiovascular Center.
the Preventive Cardiovascular rehabilitation (PCARE) Unit highlights its active, collaborative method of addressing a cardiovascular patient’s needs to ensure that they recover effectively in a safe and comfortable setting.
rehab is also recommended for people who have had surgeries such as coronary artery bypass, valve replacement or repair, and those who have had procedures done like percutaneous coronary intervention and pacemaker insertion.
It requires a multi-disciplinary approach in implementing each of the rehab phases. this means that a patient will receive care, information, and guidance from a team of healthcare professionals coming from different specialties.
the rehab process will usually involve the patient’s attending physician and a cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular rehabilitation.
established in 2014, the PCARE Unit began with rehabilitation services for coronary artery disease and heart failure patients, such as those who have had procedures like coronary artery bypass graft and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Its new office at the 8th floor of the norberto ty Medical tower inside the MDH complex allowed the unit to expand its services and cater to patients recovering from peripheral arterial disease.