• Achieve systemic risk-reduction benefits
• Decrease painful symptoms
• Improve functional capacity
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Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital — Fort Worth | Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
YEAR IN REVIEW
FY24
7,126
Cardiac rehabilitation sessions
345
Cardiac rehabilitation patients
65
Average age - cardiac rehabilitation
2,229
Pulmonary rehabilitation sessions
155
Pulmonary rehabilitation patients
70
Years
Years
Average age – pulmonary rehabilitation
The Carter Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center , located in the Carter Fitness Center on the campus of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center — Fort Worth , has helped thousands of North Texans recover from their cardiac and pulmonary health episodes with individualized care planning and targeted therapy . The center is an extension of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital — Fort Worth .
I commit to empathize and show compassion while helping the patients strengthen their physical health so
they are empowered to live well . — Kiana
Exercise physiologist
Carter Center rehabilitation programs continue AACVPR certification
The Carter Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center has the three-year certification from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation ( AACVPR ). The certification recognizes the program ’ s commitment to improving the quality of life of cardiac and pulmonary patients by enhancing standards of care . The certification is the only peer-reviewed accreditation process designed to evaluate individual programs for adherence to standards and guidelines developed and published by AACVPR and other professional societies . AACVPRcertified programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation .
Program for patients with peripheral artery disease
In addition to the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation offered , the team also offers patient supervised exercise therapy for patients with peripheral artery disease . Also known as SET for PAD , physicians can refer patients who have PAD and are asymptomatic or have leg pain that prevents activity . Patients benefit from the program if his or her PAD is caused by arterial insufficiency and classic intermittent claudication ( IC ) is present . Patients with PAD and IC may have significant impairment of ambulatory activity , whether leg symptoms are present or not . Furthermore , the lack of activity in PAD patients can cause worsening cardiovascular risk factors , loss of leg strength and eventually disability . Exercise training has the potential to interrupt functional decline . Clinical studies show SET for PAD can help :
• Achieve systemic risk-reduction benefits
• Decrease painful symptoms
• Improve functional capacity
The total number of supervised sessions is typically three times per week over the course of eight to twelve weeks . The program features evidence-based protocols from the Vascular Disease Foundation and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation .