Authors

• Josipa Halapir — Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju Krapinske Toplice, Krapinske Toplice, Hrvatska — ORCID: 0000-0002-4982-4938
• Natalija Kovačić — Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju Krapinske Toplice, Krapinske Toplice, Hrvatska

Abstract

Cardiac rehabilitation as a measure of secondary prevention, and especially education, is an indispensable part of the treatment of cardiac patients. (1) Atherosclerosis as a major pathological alteration has been developing for years, while myocardial infarction and stroke usually occur suddenly causing a temporary loss of work ability and other daily capability of a patients. Performing a cardiac rehabilitation procedure after acute phase of disease requires engagement of the entire team providing the patient with the best possible physical, emotional and social return to life. We present case report of complex, incompletely educated and unmotivated cardiac patient where we comprehensively described all aspects, procedures and ultimately the positive effects of cardiac rehabilitation.

Keywords

cardiac surgery procedure, rehabilitation

DOI

Literature

1. Goel K, Pack QR, Lahr B, Greason KL, Lopez-Jimenez F, Squires RW, et al. Cardiac rehabilitation is associated with reduced long-term mortality in patients undergoing combined heart valve and CABG surgery. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015 Feb;22(2):159–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487313512219