Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The Appalachian Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program (ACRP) is a physician referred medically supervised exercise program. Each patient is provided with multidisciplinary care from several healthcare professionals that include a medical doctor, exercise physiologist, registered nurse, respiratory therapist, behavioral health specialist, and clinical dietician.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation program is designed to restore the cardiac patient to an optimal physical, vocational, recreational and emotional status with the potential for prevention of further disease progression. The patients are strongly encouraged to make various lifestyle changes for the purpose of reducing coronary risk and improving quality of life.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is designed to improve lung function, reduce symptom severity and improve quality of life. It is an important part of the management and health maintenance of people with chronic respiratory disease who remain symptomatic or continue to have decreased function despite standard medical treatment.

A patient who has, or has had one or more of the conditions below may be an appropriate candidate for the program:

Conditions for Cardiac Rehabilitation

PTCA / Stent
Acute Myocardial Infarction (heart attack) within last 12 months
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting)
Heart Valve Repair / Replacement
Stable Angina Pectoris (chest pain) with current symptoms
Heart / Heart-Lung Transplant
Heart Failure-Chronic (systolic), EF <35%, NYHA Class II-IV
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD with symptoms)
LVAD
Other Cardiac Diagnoses would be based on the patient’s individual insurance approval

Conditions for Pulmonary Rehabilitation:

* Patient must have recent (within 1 year) PFT/Spirometry completed prior to starting rehab

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Moderate to Very Severe
Asthma
Status Asthmaticus
Lung Transplant
Restrictive Lung Disease
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Other Pulmonary Diagnoses would be based on the patient’s individual insurance approval

Comprehensive Evaluation:

A comprehensive evaluation by the ACRP team and/or patient’s physicians and may include:

Exercise testing
Coronary risk factor profile
Nutritional evaluation
Coping skills evaluation
EKG
Medical history review
COPD Risk Assessment
Sleep Apnea Risk Assessment
Fall Risk Assessment
Blood Pressure
Telemetry Monitoring

Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy Sessions Include:

Support: A group with which to share success and encouragement, and in turn, be encouraged.

Clinical: Sessions will include supervision and monitoring by a team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. This team may include a Supervising physician, registered nurse, clinical exercise physiologist, respiratory therapist, clinical dietitian, and health coach specialist from our Behavioral Health department. These team members are available as resources to help teach, guide, and take the best possible comprehensive care of you on your journey of recovery. They are here to advocate for you as needed regarding other aspects of your care which may include communication with your other healthcare providers regarding keeping you as up to date as possible with your needs.

Exercise: Activity to improve heart and lung function, as well as increase muscular strength. Heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, EKG and blood glucose are monitored during the exercise sessions.

Education: Education is provided to patients about how to better cope with their disease, how to modify their lifestyle, and reduce risk factors for their disease.

For more information, call:

Watauga Medical Center, Broyhill Wellness Center– (828) 268-9054 Fax (828) 268-9055

Broyhill Wellness Center

232 Boone Heights Drive
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: (828) 266-1060
Fax: (828) 386-2664
Wellness Center Website

Watauga Medical Center

336 Deerfield Road
Boone, NC 28607
Phone: (828) 262-4100
Watauga Medical Center website

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