If you need more care, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation specialists at Ascension Seton deliver personalized care to support your recovery.
If you need more care, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation specialists at Ascension Seton deliver personalized care to support your recovery.
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When you choose Ascension Seton for personalized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in Austin, Burnet, Kyle, and Round Rock, Texas, you are receiving care from an American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) certified program. We also have additional locations in Bastrop, Luling and Harker Heights, Texas.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program that may be part of your cardiac treatment recovery plan. Whether you have a heart condition or are recovering from a heart attack or heart surgery, your cardiac rehab may be recommended to support your recovery. Ascension Austin offers vascular and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Pulmonary rehabilitation may be recommended if you have a lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis or asthma. During your cardiac rehabilitation sessions, specialists monitor your heart and help you develop confidence as your heart gets stronger.
Common reasons your doctor may recommend cardiac rehabilitation:
A doctor's referral is required to participate in the program. Medicare Part B and other private health insurance plans provide a covered benefit for participating in general or intensive cardiac rehabilitation.
During cardiac rehabilitation, we monitor your heart and discuss medications. We also help you make nutrition and lifestyle changes to lower your cholesterol, manage your blood pressure, and improve your overall health. Your nurses and exercise specialists work with you to strengthen your heart and lungs and help manage your symptoms. We also help you cope with stress by providing support to you and your family.
Our cardiac rehabilitation teams deliver care for the whole person to help improve your emotional and physical health. Your care team provides heart assessments and other tests to help monitor your progress, including:
This imaging procedure uses an X-ray machine and a computer to create 3-D pictures of the heart. Sometimes a dye is injected into a vein so that your heart arteries can also be seen. Sometimes medicine is given to lower your heart rate so it captures a better image. It can also be used to find out how much calcium is in your heart arteries. Calcium is a marker for coronary artery disease.
This procedure uses a combination of large magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make detailed images of organs and structures in your body. Your doctor may order an MRI of the heart to look at the heart valves and major vessels. It can also detect coronary artery disease and how much damage it has caused. It can also assess heart problems that have been present since birth. It can find tumors and other conditions. Your doctor may order this test before other procedures such as angioplasty or stenting of the coronary arteries and heart or vascular surgery.
For this test, you wear a small, portable, battery-powered ECG machine. Small patches (wired electrodes) are attached to the skin over your heart. The monitor records heartbeats over a period of 24 to 48 hours during normal activities. At the end of the time period, you will return the monitor to your doctor so it can be read and evaluated. Some Holter monitors can be worn for up to 2 weeks. These monitors are patches and don't require wires.
Cardiac rehabilitation can help speed up your recovery and keep your heart healthy. Our program focuses on:
Talk to your cardiology care team about whether cardiac rehabilitation is right for you. A referral from your doctor is needed before scheduling your first session.
Your patients can expect compassionate, personalized care from the moment our specialists connect with them. Our rehabilitation care teams start by listening to fully understand your patient’s needs and to develop an individualized care plan. To make a doctor referral, please call 877-860-1141.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or call 911.
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