Optimal Vascular Care (OVC) Disease Management program
We offer an Optimal Vascular Disease (OVC) Management program for our members who have had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), or ischemic vascular disease and are ages 18 - 75.
What is OVC?
According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the number one killer of men and women. It is among the top five most common chronic disabilities.
What does this program do?
This program can help you and your primary care provider manage your heart disease. As part of this program, a Heart Disease Management nurse is available to answer your questions. He/she can provide education and support to make lifestyle changes. He/she can also help you with the following:
- Improve your quality of life and health status
- Reduce your risk of experiencing adverse cardiovascular events
- Build skills to change and sustain the behaviors that influence controllable risk factors
We may also let your health care provider know about your heart disease. Your health care provider can help you manage your heart disease. Please talk to him/her any time you think your heart disease is not under control.
Questions about OVC/heart disease
If you have any questions about heart disease, please call the Heart Disease Management nurse at 1-888-588-4420 ext 5351 (toll free).
More Information about PrimeWest Health's OVC Disease Management program
Please click on the following links for more information from our program:
- After a heart attack (GlaxoSmithKline [GSK] material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Building heart-healthy habits for exercise and diet (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Getting the most from your doctor visits (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Getting the most from your medicine (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Heart Failure Action Plan (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Heart health habits (GSK material)
- Heart failure medicines - what you need to know (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- High blood pressure and diabetes (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- How can high blood pressure and diabetes damage my heart? (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Keeping track of your heart health (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Learn more about making heart-healthy changes (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Taking steps to manage heart failure (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Medicines for heart failure (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Medicines for people who have had a heart attack (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Keeping track of your weight (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Monthly medicine calendar (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- It's never too late to stop smoking (GSK material)
- Spanish version (GSK material)
- Heart Health Organizer (HealthSciences Institute material)
Additional information about heart disease
Clicking on one of the following links will take you to the American Heart Association's website:
- Cardiovascular Conditions:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004349 - Treatments and Tests:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004353 - Lifestyle and Risk Reduction:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004354