Cardiac Services
Cardiac Wellness
& Rehabilitation Centre
Trillium Health
Centre - West Toronto
The Cardiac Wellness and Rehabilitation
Centre (CWRC) opened in 2001 at Trillium - West Toronto .
Overlooking the panoramic Etobicoke Creek the CWRC provides
assessment, education, support and personalized exercise plans
to patients recovering from heart attacks, angioplasty, and
bypass surgery, and cares for those recently diagnosed with
heart disease.
Patients and their
families are provided with information and education on heart
health, smoking cessation, stress management, good nutrition,
managing medications, understanding diabetes and vocational
counselling. An exercise routine is also developed for each
patient keeping their personal health needs in mind.
The goal of this
four-month program is to reduce the incidence of repeat cardiac
problems and to improve patients' quality of life. During
the first year after a person has suffered a cardiac arrest
they are more prone to suffering a second one than at any
other time. In its first year of operation, Trillium's CWRC
is happy to report its patient population has reported no
significant cardiac setbacks.
Family members are
encouraged to participate in the educational components of
the program. A spousal support program facilitated by a psychologist
is also provided.
Patients are accepted
into the program six to eight weeks after bypass surgery,
and two to four weeks following a heart attack or angioplasty.
All patients must have a referral from their cardiologist,
cardiovascular surgeon or family physician.
The CWRC recently
developed an exercise video for patients to use at home.
Go to Exercise
For Your Heart - The Beat Goes On for more information
on this video.
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