Center for Cardiology
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Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Cardiology

Cardiology is our core specialty and our passion. It is an effective specialty, which not only provides diagnostics, but offers many treatments which have made it possible to considerably reduce cardiovascular mortality in developed countries (the cardio-neurovascular mortality rate standardized by age has been divided by three in France since 1980!).
We treat not only the heart as well as the vessels: arterial pathology and venous thrombosis problems are also among our specialties.
Our care is focused on cardiovascular screening and prevention - as we strongly believe "prevention is better than cure" - as well as on the monitoring of chronic cardiovascular pathologies. Contrary to what one might think, most cardiovascular pathologies can be treated well, but cannot be cured. Being "cardiac" often means living normally (and for a long time!) but with daily treatments and regular medical monitoring. Therapeutic adaptations and regular follow-ups are however essential to avoid a recurrence, aggravation or complication of the initial pathology.

Cardiovascular rehabilitation

Rehabilitation is treatment! It is mainly intended for coronary patients, or patients who have recently undergone heart surgery, or who are considered to be "at high cardiovascular risk" or who suffer from arterial disease. Rehabilitation decreases cardiovascular mortality, decreases the rehospitalization rate, improves quality of life and walking distance. Rehabilitation of coronary sufferers reduces cardiac mortality by 26% and overall mortality by 20%. (Meta-analysis by Andersen et al. JACC 2016). The WHO defines it as "the set of activities necessary to favorably influence the evolutionary process of the disease, as well as to ensure patients the best possible physical, mental and social condition so that they can by their own efforts preserve and resume as normal a place as possible in the life of the community”. Rehabilitation has a triple objective: to improve exercise capacity and especially walking in vascular patients, to correct cardiovascular risk factors and to provide therapeutic education. It allows the patient to initiate the change towards a healthier lifestyle, to establish the foundations of regular physical activity and is part of the fight against sedentary lifestyle , which is the first cause of avoidable mortality before tobacco!
It is based on the active participation and voluntary commitment of the patient, who becomes an actor in his health.

Dietetics

Cœur à corps integrates dietetics into its care program as a complementary ally to medical care and physical activity.
Dietetics as a life skill therapy to help you better meet your physiological needs, correct certain eating habits and connect with your body, while easing the burden of emotions and behaviours that sometimes weigh life down.
A balanced diet, cardiovascular rehabilitation, weight loss and correction of risk factors... dietetics is there to help you take better care of yourself!
Paola, the dietician, will guide you towards a healthier lifestyle and a better understanding of yourself, through a special listening session, nutritional education and behavioral therapy.

Better understanding for better action!

Diet and exercise are good friends. They complement each other and contribute positively to the process of life change and self-care in which we wish to motivate you to engage your efforts.