Cardiac Rehabilitation
McLaren is Helping You Move Forward with Confidence.
McLaren Offers Everything You Need for Your Best Recovery
If you’ve had a cardiac event, or you’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, McLaren's Cardiac Rehabilitation Centers have everything you need to live healthier through an advanced exercise, education and support program.
Our cardiac rehabilitation programs will teach you how to be more active and give you the tools you’ll need to make lifestyle changes that can lead to a stronger heart and better health.
McLaren is equipped with state-of-the-art exercise equipment, including technologically-advanced treadmills, elliptical cross-trainers, theratubes, exercycles and even a walking track.
Nurses and support staff will carefully monitor you at all times and oversee your individual exercise program.
And we’re devoted to providing practical education about living with your specific cardiac condition, so you can move forward with confidence. Imagine climbing stairs, carrying groceries or gardening again – without fear!
Our Goal
The goal of the Cardiac Rehabilitation program at McLaren is to provide cardiac patients across Michigan with the education, experience and practical knowledge to return to full productive lives. This includes targeted exercise programming designed to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Our program includes monitored, personalized exercise classes, and educational experiences to help the patient control their disease and make the necessary changes to reduce the chances of repeat events.
What is Cardiac Rehabilitation?
- An individualized and personalized treatment plan, including evaluation and instruction on physical activity, nutrition, stress management, and other health related areas.
- An important part of the treatment of your specific heart problem. If you have one of the following diagnoses, you may be eligible to participate:
- Heart attack
- Angina
- Coronary artery angioplasty or stents
- Open heart surgery such as coronary bypass or valve surgery
- Heart failure
- Heart transplantation
- Cardiac Rehabilitation is generally covered by most health insurance companies, but check your plan to determine copays or other requirements.
Recent scientific studies have shown that people who complete a cardiac rehabilitation program can increase their life expectancy by up to five years.
Cardiac Rehab people with these conditions or procedures:
- angina pectoris
- myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- coronary artery bypass graft surgery
- valve repair or replacement
- interventional procedures such as angioplasty and coronary stenting
- post heart transplant patients
- heart failure
- arrhythmia
- device implants, such as pacemakers or internal defibrillators
- multiple cardiac risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and smoking)
What cardiac rehabilitation offers
- Assessment of your personal risk factors for heart and blood vessel disease
- Education and support to make healthy lifestyle changes such as:
- Maintaining a healthy weight
- Heart healthy eating
- Avoiding tobacco and environmental smoke
- Beginning and maintaining a personalized exercise plan that works for you
- Monitoring and better control of:
- Blood pressure
- Lipids /cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Psychological/stress assessment and counseling
- Opportunity to meet and share stories with other patients like you
- Improved communication with your doctor and other healthcare providers about your progress following your cardiac event
Benefits of cardiac rehabilitation
- Live longer and lessen your chances for another heart attack
- Control heart disease symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath
- Stop or reverse damage to your blood vessels in your heart
- Lessen the physical and emotional effects of heart disease
- Improve your stamina and strength, getting you back to your usual activities, including work, hobbies, and regular exercise
- Improve your confidence and well-being