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Heart Surgery
How the heart works
Types of heart surgery
Waiting for surgery
Taking care of yourself
When to call your doctor
Getting ready for surgery
The surgery
After surgery
Care after surgery
Recovery exercises
Getting ready to go home
Recovering at home
Call your doctor with concerns
Walking, work, and activities
Cardiac rehabilitation program
Cardiac resources and research
Quick reference for recovering at home.
What to expect as you recover from heart surgery.
A wide range of resources and a lending library.
Support to quit smoking.
Enter your location to find family doctors near you who are taking new patients.
Call 811 for health advice and information from a registered nurse, and for help finding a family doctor.
Information about nutrition and healthy eating.
Information about diabetes.
Information to make informed decisions about drinking alcohol.
Research is an important part of improving medicine and treatment for heart surgery patients. You may be asked to join life-changing research studies to help people in Alberta. To learn more visit:
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