These are general guidelines,for Patients with a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack). Please consider your first week at home a time to recuperate and readjust, use your common sense. Do not push yourself!
Activity Guidelines after Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
These are general guidelines,for Patients with a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack). Please consider your first week at home a time to recuperate and readjust, use your common sense. Do not push yourself!
Lifting
< 10-15 Lb. * 4-6 weeks.
or until cleared by Card.
Walk inside the house
As soon as discharged
5 min. 2-3 times/day
Climb 1 flight of stairs
As soon as discharged
Slowly, 1 step at a time
Sit in the yard
As soon as discharged
In comfortable weather
Friend in to visit
1 -2 weeks
As you feel capable
Out of town guests
3-4 weeks
As you feel capable
Take out the trash time
1 -2 weeks
Bag at a time + wt. restriction.
Laundry
2-4 weeks
As you feel
Vacuum
3-4 weeks
Listen to your body.
Help make a bed
2-3 weeks
Slowly, 1 side at a time
Help make a bed
2-3 weeks
Slowly, 1 side at a time
Watering the Lawn
1-2 weeks
As you feel capable
Mow the lawn/Riding
3-4 weeks
In comfortable weather
Mow the lawn/Pushing
3-6 weeks
Consult your doctor
Gardening
2-3 weeks
Light work /ground: broken
Tilling the garden
4-6 weeks
Consult your doctor
Sexual Relations
Not until you are seen by your Cardiologist
Consult your doctor
Shoveling snow
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Never
✋Drivingstrenuous activity
Not until seen by Card.
Examples of strenuous A.
✋Attend a religious S.
1-2 weeks
As you feel capable
✋Attend a movie.
1-2 weeks
As you feel capable
✋Visit nearby f.
1-2 weeks
As you feel capable
✋Shopping, no carry.
1 week
Short walking distances
✋Grocery shopping
1 -2 weeks
Within lifting restrictions
✋Restaurant dinner
1 week
Watch what you eat - diet
✋Restaurant dinner
1 week
Watch what you eat - diet
✋Out of town >1 hour
4-6 weeks
Consult your Cardiologist
✋Commercial Air travel
4-6 weeks
Consult your Cardiologist
✋Changing a car tire
Never
✋Attend a sporting E.
3-4 weeks
In comfortable weather
✋Swimming
4-6 weeks
Go in slowly
✋Golf, with riding cart
4 weeks
Start with putting, chipping, then advance to 9 holes
✋Golf, with pull cart
6 weeks
Listen to your body, this may be tiring the first time.