Cardiac Rehabilitation

Referrals are accepted from all healthcare professionals.

To be accepted on to the programme, patients must have had a recent cardiac event such as myocardial infarction or coronary artery bypass graft or angioplasty and stenting.

For external referrals, please email; cardiacrehabref@stjames.ie or use this form: Cardiac Rehab Referral Form

Self-referrals from patients are also accepted with a doctor’s referral letter.

The cardiac rehabilitation programmes runs from six to twelve weeks depending on the programme. They take place two or three times per week and last for approximately two hours each.   

Programmes include both exercise and education sessions.

The exercise sessions include a warm up period followed by aerobic exercise and weight training and finishes with a cool down period. Patients start off slowly to build up their exercise tolerance and are monitored and supervised carefully.

The education sessions include topics like; risk factors for heart disease, healthy eating to reduce heart disease, exercising safety, cardiac medications, stress management and relaxation techniques.

Cardiac Rehab Co-ordinators
Mary Kerins: Email mkerins@stjames.ie or tel. (01) 410 3240.
Louise Eakins: Email leakins@stjames.ie or tel. (01) 410 3240.

Clinical Nurse Speciialist
Marie Ryan: Email meryan@stjames.ie or tel. (01) 428 4315.

Sara Hennessy, Secretary:
Email SHennessy@stjames.ie or tel. (01) 416 2548.

Clinical Director: Ross Murphy
Physiotherapists: Marie Spain & Grainne Sheill
Medical Social Worker: Henry Gibbons
Clinical Nutritionist: Emer O Sullivan
Pharmacist: Julie O Grady

Please complete this referral form below and send it to; cardiacrehabref@stjames.ie

Cardiac Rehab Referral Form

Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Information

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