LGMC CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
CLASSES
Please call 337-289-7390 for more information regarding any of
the classes listed below
PHASE II CARDIAC REHAB EXERCISE
This is an exercise program for individuals with an established
cardiac diagnosis. Participants exercise wearing cardiac monitors
under the supervision of an RN and a clinical exercise physiologist.
Entry into the program is through physician referral only.
CHF CLASS
This class is for inpatients, recently discharged outpatients,
and their families. The class isdesigned to teach individuals
with congestive heart failure how to live with and manage their
disease and improve their overall quality of life.
POST-CABG TEACHING
This class is for patients who have recently undergone coronary
artery bypass surgery and theirfamilies. The class is structured
to address the concerns that patients have following this surgeryand
teaches them how to return to their normal lives, as well as lifestyle
interventions to help reduce the likelihood of additional heart
problems.
RISK REDUCTION CLASS
This class is for persons with established heart disease or at
risk for heart disease, and their families. The focus of the class
is on identifying those lifestyle characteristics associated withincreased
risk for heart disease and how to minimize or eliminate these
risks.
REVERSAL LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION PROGRAM
This program teaches participants how to make lifestyle changes
that have been shown to slow, halt, and in some cases reverse
the development of blockages in the coronary arteries. Topics
include nutrition, exercise, stress management, and other lifestyle
interventions.
SMOKING CESSATION
This program is designed to help participants to stop smoking.
CARDIAC GROUP SUPPORT
This weekly meeting is for patients with heart disease and their
families. The meeting focuses onproviding education on topics
pertinent to individuals with heart disease and on providing socialand
emotional support to these individuals.
