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Cardiac Rehabilitation<\/strong><\/h1>\nHospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Services” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”||31px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” link_text_color=”#fa546d” link_font_size=”22px” link_line_height=”1.5em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_6_font=”Montserrat|600||on|||||” header_6_text_color=”#ffb342″ header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”2px” header_6_line_height=”1.5em” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”24px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit of Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria<\/strong> was established in 1999, beginning its activities with low-risk patients at the Carranque Health Center. Subsequently, in 2003, treatment for moderate and high-risk patients commenced. <\/span><\/p>\n The Unit is comprised of a multidisciplinary team<\/strong> (cardiologist, rehabilitation specialists, physiotherapists, nurses, psychologists, family doctors, nutritionist, endocrinologist, urologist) who work in an integrated manner to achieve their ultimate goal: correcting cardiovascular risk factors, adopting a heart-appropriate exercise habit<\/strong>, and ultimately, achieving a heart-healthy lifestyle<\/strong> for effective secondary prevention. <\/p>\n The WHO defines cardiac rehabilitation as “the coordinated sum of interventions required to favorably influence the disease, ensuring the best physical, psychological, and social conditions, so that patients, by their own means, can maintain or resume their activities in society optimally. Rehabilitation should not be considered an isolated therapy, but rather integrated into the overall treatment of heart disease, of which it forms only one facet” (1993).<\/p>\n There is sufficient scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation programs, as they decrease cardiac mortality<\/strong> (26-34%), non-fatal cardiac events (46%), and overall mortality (20%), while also improving exercise capacity, control of arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and levels of depression and anxiety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit is innovative in its coordination with Primary Care from Phase II. Low-risk patients, once assessed by the Unit’s physicians (cardiologist and rehabilitation specialist), are referred to the Carranque Health Center, where they receive treatment in the physiotherapy room, supervised by a family doctor and a physiotherapist from that center. Moderate and high-risk patients are treated at the hospital, where there is direct and close supervision, with continuous electrocardiographic monitoring during physical exercise<\/strong> and the participation of the entire multidisciplinary team. <\/span> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_icon font_icon=”T||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_icon][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=”OUR RESULTS” open_toggle_text_color=”#0c71c3″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#fcfcfc” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#0c71c3″ title_level=”h4″ title_text_align=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Since its inception, our Unit has assessed 960 patients, of whom 460 have participated in the cardiac rehabilitation program<\/strong>. Of the patients treated in Phase II (approximately 460), the patients had the following characteristics: <\/p>\n The predominant cardiovascular risk factors were smoking (85%), hypercholesterolemia (68%), hypertension (40%), diabetes (21%), and sedentary lifestyle (70%). <\/span><\/p>\n After the Phase II cardiac rehabilitation program, 90% improved<\/strong> their functional capacity<\/strong>, as measured by an exercise stress test. At the end of the program, the cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) best controlled by patients were: <\/p>\n Long-term:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”INDICATIONS FOR CARDIAC REHABILITATION” open_toggle_text_color=”#0c71c3″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#fcfcfc” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#0c71c3″ title_level=”h4″ title_text_align=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nCardiac Rehabilitation<\/h2>\n
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