World's first holistic Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit with exclusive cardio-respiratory and other heart care treatment services has been started in Mumbai's Vikroli-Jogeshwari Link Road. Pegged to be a holistic therapy centre with integrated services of allopathic, physiotherapy and ayurvedic specialties, the new-age Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit - Apex Beat holistic heart care centre - promises to rehabilitate every heart that seeks quick pre-operative or post-operative cardiac care.

Highly recommended by cardiologists around the world as an essential programme for faster recovery and improve the overall physical and mental functioning of heart patients, Cardiac Rehabilitation is often a customised programme of exercise, diet, education and counselling that aims to prevent the heart condition from worsening, thereby reducing the risk of future heart problems and related complications. The Apex Beat CRU is the first-of-its-kind initiative in the field of Ayurveda by the country's leading Ayurvedic practitioner Vaidya Sane' Ayurved Lab Pvt Ltd , also well-known for some of its copyrighted treatments in heart diseases, joint pains, gynaecological problems etc.

According to Dr Rohit Sane, director of Vaidya Sane' Ayurved Lab Pvt Ltd said, the sprawling Apex Beat heart care centre can accommodate up to 40 patients in various departments in a day. Depending on the schedules charted out for patients, one can use the services of the Yoga room, Panchakarma treatment unit, Exercise therapy room with ECG monitors, diet counseling and meditation rooms and so on. The Apex Beat CRU will work six days weekly.

Apex Beat CRU, has on the anvil, an exclusive department for preventive therapy, wherein patients with angioplasty (with or without problems) would be cared for. "Ditto with departments for patients who have undergone bypass surgeries and valve replacements. There would be specialized exercise therapies for those who have cholesterol or triglyceride problems, diabetes, and hypertension," Dr Sane' elaborated.

Any person who has any kind of heart problem and undergoes surgery, be it by-pass, angioplasty or valve replacement surgery, has to understand that the heart does become weaker in the process.

Initial consultation at Apex Beat CRU involves assessment and evaluation by the healthcare team, the patient's physical abilities, medical limitations and other related conditions. Then the risk factors (ongoing or future) for cardiovascular diseases, stroke or high blood pressure are assessed so as to tailor a cardiac rehabilitation programme to the patient's individual situation, making it safe and effective. The patient also receives support on breaking unhealthy habits such as smoking etc, while coping to learn to manage pain and fatigue that accompanies the patient's condition. "Most of all, we expect our patients to be committed towards following the cardiac rehabilitation programme in order to receive best and optimum results," the healthcare team at Apex Beat CRU affirms.

In a couple of months following the launch of the first Apex Beat CRU on Vikroli-Jogeshwari Link Road, Vaidya Sane' Ayurved Lab Pvt Ltd also plans to introduce two more exclusive Ayurved Cardiac Rehabilitation Units on Linking.