Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation helps people with coronary heart disease or other heart problems return to an active, satisfying life.
There is strong evidence such rehabilitation helps to reduce future cardiac events.
RPH offers a range of support options for patients and their families including:
- Individual cardiac assessment by a cardiac nurse and physiotherapist
- Telephone support by a cardiac nurse
- Heart Health Seminars - open to all patients
- Supervised exercise in our cardiac gym
- Home exercise programs
- Defibrillator education and support group meeting
- Referral to local programs and services
Eligible patients
- Acute coronary syndrome patients including post Myocardial Infarction (STEMI/NSTEMI), Angina
- Heart Failure
- Post cardiothoracic surgery CABG/Valve surgery
- ICD patients
To refer patient to Cardiac Rehabilitation please complete an e-Referral.
Heart Health Seminars
Free information sessions are run by the cardiac rehabilitation team, providing practical advice and guidance to help you and those supporting you to understand your heart condition and manage your risk factors and lifestyle.
The seminars are run on Thursdays from 10.15am to 12:45 pm on Level 4 in the Brian Vivian Seminar Room, Royal Perth Hospital.
Bookings are essential.
Phone: 9224 1308
Email rph.cardiac.rehabilitation@health.wa.gov.au.
For more information, download the Heart Health brochure (PDF 670KB).