Complementary and Supportive Therapy
Many people use complementary or supportive therapies during or after a cardiovascular procedure to provide nonsurgical relief and ensure a successful recovery. Therapies often recommended include:
- Prescription compression bandages or stockings to help blood flow back to the heart
- Elevation of leg or arm above heart level
- Avoidance of prolonged standing
- Daily exercise, if physician-approved
- Over-the-counter pain medicine, as needed
- Weight loss, if needed
- Topical wound care
- Unna boot (a moist gauze bandage made up of zinc oxide, calamine lotion and glycerine), which promotes healing, increases blood return to the heart and reduces infection)
Locations Performing this Treatment
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Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
1000 N. Westmoreland RoadMain EntranceLake Forest, IL 60045placePhone 847.534.3278 -
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
675 N. Saint Clair St.Nineteenth Floor, Suite 100Chicago, IL 60611placePhone 312.NM.HEART (664.3278) -
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital 351 Building
351 Delnor DriveGeneva, IL 60134placePhone 630.208.3000 -
Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center
2701 Patriot Blvd.Glenview, IL 60026place -
Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center
1475 E. Belvidere RoadGrayslake, IL 60030place -
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
1000 N. Westmoreland RoadLake Forest, IL 60045place -
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E. Huron St.Chicago, IL 60611place -
Northwestern Medicine Wheaton Blanchard Circle
7 Blanchard CircleWheaton, IL 60189placePhone 630.933.4800