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Recovery
Living with a heart condition or recovering from heart surgery may impact on other areas of your life.
This section provides information on cardiac rehabilitation and every day life issues such as insurance and driving.
Read more about these below.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
The aim of cardiac rehabilitation is to help you to recover and resume as full a life as quickly as possible after having a cardiac event.
Returning to Work
If you have been diagnosed with a heart conditon you may be worried about whether you can continue to work or have concerns about the type of work you do.
Sex and Heart Disease
People with heart disease and their partners are often understandably anxious about how sex may affect the heart.
Financial Issues
If you are unable to work for anything length of time because of your heart condition it may impact on you financially.
Insurance
Finding insurance when you have a heart condition can prove difficult. Click below for useful information and a list of companies that may be able to help.
Holidays & Travel
If your heart condition is stable, well controlled and you feel well, generally there should be no problem going on holiday.
Caring for a Heart Patient
Some people who have a heart condition may depend on another person to help them with their care.
Alcohol
If you have been unwell or been in hospital with a heart condition or have had surgery, it is best to limit the amount of alcohol you drink for a few weeks.
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