"The mission of Dr Hamdulay's Cardiac Rehabilitation is literally to bring excellence to life - to give patients the best possible care so that they can live better, fuller, longer lives, and promote cardiovascular health and encourage a healthy active lifestyle through risk factor modification, exercise training, and education."
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Cardiac Rehabilitation is a medically supervised program for people recently diagnosed with heart disease or recovering from a heart surgery or angioplasty.
The program is to help heart patients recover quickly and improve their overall physical, mental and social functioning. The goal is to stabilize, slow or even reverse the risk of heart disease, another cardiac event or death
The Rehab includes the following:
Consultation with a Preventive Cardiologist
ECG, Stress test, 2D - Echo, Lipid Profile
ECG monitored Exercise under medical supervision
Diet Counselling
Yoga Session
Participants attend exercise sessions 3 times a week for up to 36 sessions. The exercise sessions concentrate on improving work capacity of the heart through a variety of prescribed exercises and physical fitness. During exercise participants are monitored by ECG, heart rate and blood pressure and closely supervised by doctors and medical staffs.
Each participant's exercise program is individually designed based on medical conditions, medications, an entry exercise test, age, and present fitness levels.
Who needs a Cardiac Rehab Program?
A) You will benefit if you have:
Had a heart attack
Chest pain/angina
Family history of heart disease
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Overweight
High cholesterol levels
Heart failure
Cardiomyopathy
Smoking/tobacco use
B) Patients who have Undergone Cardiac Procedures greatly benefit like:
After Angioplasty or stent procedure
After Bypass surgery
After Heart valve surgery
After Heart transplant
Benefits of Cardiac Rehab
Reduces or eliminates the risk of future heart diseases.
Improves heart strength & function
Reduces Blood Pressure
Reduces Cholesterol levels
Improves Diabetes
Weight loss
Improved physical fitness and energy levels
Improved management of stress
Increased ability to perform job or tasks
What kind of services our program offer
1. A complete medical evaluation to identify your needs and limitations. The Cardiac Rehab Consultant uses this information to plan a rehabilitation program for you and help you set goals and improve your quality of life.
2. During each session your ECG, heart rate and blood pressure are monitored by a Doctor. You learn how to check your heart rate and your level (intensity) of activity.
3. Counselling and education to help you understand your condition and how to manage it.
4. Consultation with a dietician to create a healthy eating plan. If you smoke, you may get counselling on how to stop. Counselling may also help you cope with depression, anger and stress during your recovery.
The Rehab Team
Our Cardiac Rehab team consists of:
Preventive Cardiologist
Cardiac Surgeon
Cardiac Specialist Staff
Dieticians
Physiotherapists
Psychologists
What if you don't have Heart Disease?
Our Rehab team will tailor suitable programs for those who are at high risk but have not suffered. An individualized program of exercise, nutrition & medication (if required) is planned for the person. Tests are carried out before and after the program to assess the cardiac status.
How to Enroll?
Just walk in to Dr.Hamdulay's Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre and we will take care of your Heart....
You are at Less Risk if your....
Blood pressure: Kept below 120/80 mmHg
Cholesterol : Total cholesterol below 150 mg/dl
Blood Sugar : Fasting value is about 70-110 mg/dl
Weight : Body mass index below 25 kg/m2
Waist : Less than 36 inches for men and 34 for women
