Cardiological rehabilitation

In cardiological rehabilitation, we treat patients after an acute event (e.g. heart surgery, heart attack) or for chronic illnesses (cardiac insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmia).
We support you in returning to your normal everyday life and improving your performance.

What is cardiac rehabilitation?
What are the goals of cardiological rehabilitation?
When does cardiological rehabilitation make sense?
When does cardiological rehabilitation make sense?
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What is cardiac rehabilitation?

Cardiac rehabilitation does not change what has happened. It helps to improve the performance of your heart. Due to a heart condition (heart attack, heart failure, coronarography or after heart surgery), the supervised cardiac rehabilitation programme aims to stabilise «cardiac health» in the long term.

The rehabilitation programme consists of the following three - equally weighted - elements:

  • Implementation of exercise therapy and counselling regarding physical activity: exercise training improves the interaction of the heart, blood vessels, lungs and muscles. After at least 3 weeks of intensive training, your physical performance will improve.
  • Training for a «heart-healthy» lifestyle: Control of risk factors, nutritional counselling and smoking cessation.
  • Counselling and training to reduce stress: If you are often under stress, the cardiovascular system cannot rest. This leads to permanently high blood pressure, which increases the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease.

What are the goals of cardiological rehabilitation?

  • Improvement of physical performance
  • Reduction in the frequency of rehospitalisation and hospitalisation costs
  • Improve quality of life and reduce the psychosocial consequences of illness
  • Reduction in the duration of incapacity for work and increased return to work
  • Stabilisation and possibly even reduction of atheromatosis
  • Stabilisation of heart failure
  • Reduction in mortality

When does cardiological rehabilitation make sense?

Coronary heart disease is a manifestation of atherosclerosis, a degenerative vascular disease that is also responsible for cerebrovascular insults (strokes), circulatory disorders in the legs and kidney failure. Today, so-called invasive and non-invasive treatment methods are available for effective treatment. Invasive procedures include angioplasty (balloon catheter and stent treatment) and bypass surgery.

Invasive therapy must always be supplemented by accompanying medication. These include anticoagulant medication, lipid-lowering drugs, blood pressure medication and beta-blockers, all of which have been proven to reduce the recurrence of the disease and mortality, and prevention is another very important measure. Primary prevention includes lifestyle changes, smoking cessation, a healthy diet, weight reduction and exercise. Secondary prevention includes rehabilitation. This is highly recommended.

What are the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation?

Coronary heart disease is a life-threatening chronic disease. Your future quality of life is therefore not determined solely by the correct medical treatment of an acute event (e.g. a heart attack). This is because the underlying cause, arteriosclerosis, does not simply disappear after discharge from hospital. It will even continue to progress if you do not succeed in throwing unhealthy lifestyle habits overboard. It is therefore crucial that patients do something for their own health. A cardiac outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation programme will show you the necessary preventative measures and guide you through them: exercise, healthy eating, etc. Back in everyday life, it is important to apply what you have learnt consistently and permanently.

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