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TUCSON, Ariz. — A heart attack can happen anywhere and at any time. People recovering from a heart-related incident or even a serious lung illness need proper care to get back to normal. Northwest Medical Center ’s cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation program is one of the few certified facilities in Tucson.
“I had to have my tricuspid done because the cord that is attached to the tricuspid," said Nielsen."To the muscle tore and I had severe regurgitation.” Clinical exercise physiologist, Brandicus Coleman, helped Nielsen improve her exercise intensity. Nielsen tells me she most enjoys the elliptical machine.
"Patients come for a thorough evaluation and that's how it gets started. The evaluation consists of both subjective and objective measures," Dr. Locher said."The subjective measures are questionnaires which are validated and widely used questionnaires. We assess symptoms of chronic lung disease. We assess symptoms of depression and quality of life. The objective evaluation is very simple and it consists of what we call a six minute walk test.
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