Cardiac definition

Cardiac rehabilitation means Health Care Services provided under the supervision of a Physician, or another appropriate Health Care Provider trained for cardiac therapy, for the purpose of aiding in the restoration of normal heart function in connection with a myocardial infarction, coronary occlusion or coronary bypass surgery. Cardiac rehabilitation is covered for acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and repair or replacement of heart valves or heart transplant. Please refer to Part X. LIMITATIONS OF COVERED MEDICAL SERVICES for applicable benefit maximums.

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Cardiac rehabilitation means Health Care Services provided under the supervision of a Physician, or another appropriate Health Care Provider trained for cardiac therapy, for the purpose of aiding in the restoration of normal heart function in connection with a myocardial infarction, coronary occlusion or coronary bypass surgery. Cardiac rehabilitation is covered for acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and repair or replacement of heart valves or heart transplant. Please refer to Section 10.1 for applicable benefit maximums and Limitations.

Cardiac means acute coronary syndrome, an umbrella term used to cover any group of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia, which is chest discomfort or other symptoms due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle resulting from coronary artery disease. "Cardiac" also includes out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which is the cessation of mechanical heart activity as assessed by emergency medical services personnel, or other acute heart conditions.

Examples of Cardiac in a sentence

• All patient care Staff must have current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).

• Cardiac Rehabilitation benefits are available for continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring, progressive exercises and intermittent ECG monitoring.

• Cardiac Rehabilitation is a comprehensive program involving medical evaluation, prescribed exercise, cardiac risk factor modification, education and counseling.

• Services must be provided at a place of service equipped and approved to provide Cardiac Rehabilitation.

• Cardiac Rehabilitation benefits for Members who have been diagnosed with significant cardiac disease, or who have suffered a myocardial infarction, or have undergone invasive cardiac treatment immediately preceding referral for Cardiac Rehabilitation.

• Increased outpatient rehabilitation services (physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy) for Cardiac Rehabilitation of ninety (90) visits per therapy per Benefit Period.

• An unequivocal diagnosis of Primary (Idiopathic) Pulmonary Hypertension by a Cardiologist or specialist in respiratory medicine with evidence of right ventricular enlargement and the pulmonary artery pressure above 30 mm of Hg on Cardiac Cauterization.

• Cardiac Enzymes Tests: Troponin T/Troponin I, CPK / CPK-MB, SGOT / SGPT, vii.

• In each Facility where general anesthetics or sedation are administered, there must be one member who is currently certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) present at all times in the surgical suite or two if the physician administering IV sedation is a non anesthesiologist.

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) expenses.

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Cardiac. ’ means pertaining to, situated near, or acting on the heart.