About this episode

Maria Hvorostovsky and cardiac nurse Angela Hartley discuss safe exercise and emotional recovery after heart surgery.

This episode is sponsored by CP+R, Maria’s cardiac rehabilitation provider: https://www.cpandr.co.uk/ Heart surgery may repair the heart, but recovery also means rebuilding strength, confidence and trust in your body. CP+R cardiac nurse Angela Hartley joins Maria Hvorostovsky (one of the patients she supported after mitral valve repair0 to explain when cardiac rehabilitation should begin, how to exercise safely after surgery and why recovery is emotional as well as physical. They discuss palpitations, breathlessness and women’s heart symptoms; post-surgery fatigue, pain and medication side effects; safe heart-rate zones; bisoprolol; blood pressure; alcohol; and why it can take months to feel physically recovered and even longer to stop thinking about the surgery. ABOUT ANGELA HARTLEY Angela Hartley is Head of Nursing at CP+R and an experienced cardiac nurse, cardiac rehabilitation exercise specialist, personal trainer and nutritional therapist. Having trained in Australia and worked in cardiac nursing at the Royal Brompton Hospital, she now helps people regain fitness, confidence and trust in their bodies following heart attacks, heart surgery and other cardiac diagnoses. CP+R…

People in this episode

Host: Maria Hvorostovsky

Guest: Angela Hartley

Topics covered

• cardiac rehabilitation
• heart surgery recovery
• exercise safety
• emotional recovery
• women's heart symptoms

Keywords

• cardiac rehab
• heart surgery
• exercise
• recovery
• palpitations
• fatigue
• medication

Sponsors

CP+R

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Brompton Hospital

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