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Heart health, back in your hands

04/11/2026

Your heart needs its own blood supply.

The coronary arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle, allowing it to continuously contract and pump blood around your body.

Understanding these vessels is an important part of understanding cardiovascular health.

When plaque builds up within the coronary arteries, it can restrict blood flow and contribute to coronary artery disease.

Looking after your cardiovascular health matters at every stage of life.

28/10/2026

Heart health matters at every stage of life.

Every 3–4 minutes, someone in Australia is hospitalised with coronary heart disease — highlighting the importance of looking after our cardiovascular health.

Coronary heart disease develops when the arteries supplying blood to the heart become narrowed, often (but not always) due to a build-up of fatty deposits.

While not every case can be prevented, there are meaningful steps we can take to reduce our risk and support long-term heart health.

Key modifiable risk factors include:

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Smoking
• Diabetes and elevated blood glucose
• Physical inactivity
• An unhealthy diet

Family history, age and other factors can also influence your cardiovascular risk.

Exercise plays an important role in both cardiovascular disease prevention and recovery following a cardiac event. Regular exercise can support cardiovascular health and help manage several important risk factors.

At CardioCare Clinic, we support people across every stage of their heart health journey — from prevention and risk-factor management to cardiac rehabilitation and ongoing care.

19/10/2026

Exercise after bypass surgery — how do you get started?

After coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), gradually returning to movement can help rebuild your fitness, strength and confidence.

But how do you start exercising while your breastbone is still healing?

A few principles can help guide your recovery:

Start with walking. Begin with short, comfortable walks and gradually increase your duration before increasing your pace. You can break your walks into shorter sessions throughout the day.

Keep your arms close to your body. When lifting, pushing or pulling, keeping your arms close reduces the leverage and strain placed on your healing sternum.

Use both arms together. Where possible, use symmetrical movements rather than placing a heavy or uneven load through one arm. Start with light loads and keep movements slow and controlled.

Progress gradually. Increase activity according to your symptoms, recovery and clinical guidance. Upper-body movement and strengthening can be progressed as appropriate.

Take part in cardiac rehabilitation. A tailored program can help you rebuild your aerobic fitness and strength, with guidance on how to progress safely.

Recovery is individual, so follow your surgical team’s advice. Seek medical guidance if you experience increasing chest or sternal pain, clicking or movement around your breastbone.

At CardioCare Clinic, we support recovery after cardiac surgery through tailored exercise physiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

Recovery takes time. You don’t have to navigate it alone.

19/10/2026

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) creates a new route for blood to flow around narrowed or blocked coronary arteries. A healthy blood vessel is used to bypass the affected section, helping blood reach the heart muscle.

The surgery can be performed using a heart-lung machine (on-pump) or while the heart continues beating (off-pump). The most appropriate approach depends on the individual.

Recovery takes time, too. The breastbone may need several weeks to heal, energy can take a while to return, and getting back to everyday activities is a gradual process.

Cardiac rehabilitation can help you rebuild your fitness, confidence and understanding of your heart health — with support along the way.

13/10/2026

After a stent, returning to movement matters. Regular, structured exercise helps lower blood pressure, support healthier cholesterol, rebuild strength and improve mood. It also reduces the risk of further cardiac events.

The key is knowing where to start — and how to progress safely over time. For most people, walking is the starting point. Short, comfortable sessions that gradually build in duration and frequency. From there, structured cardiovascular exercise is introduced, followed by resistance training as fitness improves.

The progression is individual. It’s guided by how you’re actually feeling, what your body is telling you, and the advice of your medical team.

30/09/2026

What causes a blocked artery?
A blocked artery usually doesn’t happen overnight.

For coronary arteries, one of the most common causes is plaque building up within the artery wall — a process known as atherosclerosis.

Plaque can contain cholesterol, fat and other substances. Over time, it can cause the artery to become narrower and stiffer, reducing blood flow to the heart.

But not every coronary artery blockage is caused by plaque. Other conditions can affect the coronary arteries, including spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), where a tear develops within the artery wall, as well as coronary artery spasm and other less common conditions.

A number of factors can contribute to coronary artery disease, including blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity, diet, age and family history.

Some of these risk factors can be changed, while others can’t.

That’s why looking after your cardiovascular health isn’t just about what happens after a diagnosis. Prevention matters too.

Exercise, alongside other lifestyle and medical strategies, can play an important role in supporting cardiovascular health and managing cardiovascular risk.

Heart health starts long before a cardiac event.

28/09/2026

Your coronary arteries play an important role in supplying your heart with the oxygen-rich blood it needs to keep working.

Over time, plaque can build up within the artery walls, causing them to become narrower. This is known as coronary artery disease.

You may not know you have it until reduced blood flow starts causing symptoms — and in some cases, it can lead to a heart attack.

But coronary artery disease isn’t just about what happens after a diagnosis.

There are things we can do throughout life to support cardiovascular health and manage risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, physical inactivity and smoking.

Exercise is one part of that picture. It can support cardiovascular health, help manage risk factors and, for people living with coronary artery disease, form an important part of cardiac rehabilitation and ongoing care.

At CardioCare, exercise is tailored to where you are now — whether you’re focused on prevention, recovering from a cardiac procedure, or managing an existing heart condition.

25/09/2026

I’ve had a stent. Can I exercise?

For most people, yes — exercise is an important part of recovery after a coronary stent.

It’s completely understandable to feel uncertain about returning to exercise. You might worry about doing too much, too soon, or not know what you should be feeling during exercise. This is where the right guidance can help.

Returning to exercise is a gradual process. For many people, walking is a good place to start — building duration, frequency and intensity as recovery progresses.

From there, cardiovascular exercise and resistance training can be introduced and progressively increased as appropriate. For some people, higher-intensity exercise, including HIIT, may eventually form part of their program.

The goal isn’t simply to be “cleared” to exercise. It’s about understanding how much, how hard and what type of exercise is right for you, and building from there.

An Exercise Physiologist can help guide your return to exercise, monitor how you respond, and progressively build your fitness and confidence.

Cardiac rehabilitation is an important part of this process and is recommended after a stent procedure. And recovery doesn’t necessarily end when formal rehabilitation finishes — ongoing Exercise Physiology can help you transition into sustainable, long-term exercise.

A stent treats the narrowed section of an artery. Exercise is part of looking after your heart from there.

Your individual exercise recommendations should always take into account your medical history and advice from your treating team.

23/09/2026

A coronary stent is a small mesh tube placed inside a narrowed coronary artery to help keep it open and improve blood flow to the heart muscle.

The procedure, known as coronary angioplasty or PCI, involves guiding a thin catheter through a blood vessel to the affected artery. A small balloon opens the narrowed area, and the stent is expanded into place.

A stent treats the narrowed section of artery, but it doesn’t remove the underlying coronary artery disease. That’s why the care that follows is an important part of the bigger picture — including medications, managing cardiovascular risk factors, regular physical activity and cardiac rehabilitation.

Returning to exercise is an important part of recovery, but the timing and type of exercise will depend on your individual circumstances.

With the right support, exercise can become part of your ongoing heart health — not something you need to be afraid of after a cardiac procedure.

Address

1A Newland Street
Bondi Junction, NSW
2022

Opening Hours

Thursday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+61407492137

Website

http://www.cardiocareclinic.com.au/

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