Nutritional status is an important component of the comprehensive care of cardiac surgery patients, both in preparation for surgery and throughout the recovery and rehabilitation period.

 

At the Cardiac Innovation Center of Apollonion Private Hospital in Nicosia, Clinical Nutrition Support is a specialized service of the Cardiac Surgery Department, provided exclusively to its patients. The service forms an integral part of each patient’s overall treatment and rehabilitation plan and aims to provide individualized nutritional support, optimize modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and support long-term cardiovascular health.

 

Nutritional Care in Cardiac Surgery

The nutritional needs of each cardiac surgery patient vary according to their clinical condition, medical history, co-existing conditions, treatment and stage of recovery. Nutritional assessment is performed on an individualized basis and may include a detailed dietary and medical history, anthropometric measurements, body composition analysis and lifestyle assessment. Based on the findings of the assessment, an individualized nutritional intervention is developed according to the patient’s clinical condition and therapeutic goals. The intervention is systematically monitored and adjusted according to the patient’s progress and changing needs.

 

The Service Includes

• Clinical nutritional assessment of cardiac surgery patients Individualized nutritional guidance before and after cardiac surgery

• Nutritional support throughout the recovery and rehabilitation period

• Nutritional management of body weight

• Support in the management of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors

• Nutritional management of diabetes mellitus and metabolic disorders

• Management of lipids and other biochemical and metabolic parameters

• Individualized nutritional education and guidance

• Regular monitoring and adjustment of the nutritional intervention

 

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Care

Clinical Nutrition Support is an integral part of the comprehensive care provided by the Cardiac Innovation Center.

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Nutritional assessment and therapeutic nutritional intervention are carried out in close and continuous collaboration with the Center’s medical team, ensuring that nutritional recommendations take into account the patient’s cardiac and cardiac surgical condition, medical history, medication, and individual needs.

 

Through continuous communication and collaboration between the Clinical Dietitian – Nutritionist, physicians and other healthcare professionals of the Center, an integrated and individualized approach is developed, incorporating nutrition into the patient’s overall treatment and rehabilitation plan.

 

Emphasis is placed on the management of factors that affect cardiovascular health, nutritional support before and after cardiac surgery, and the adoption of long-term lifestyle changes.

 

One Patient, One Care Team, One Common Goal

Our goal is to provide each patient with the best possible support for their health, treatment and recovery through a comprehensive and coordinated approach.

 

From Surgery to Recovery

Nutritional care does not end at hospital discharge. Appropriate nutritional support is an important part of the recovery journey and may contribute to a gradual return to everyday life and the adoption of a healthier and sustainable lifestyle.

 

Our approach is based on the principles of evidence-based clinical practice and individualized care, with the aim of ensuring that nutritional changes reflect each patient’s actual needs and capabilities and can be maintained over the long term.

 

The goal of the service is to ensure that every patient receives the appropriate nutritional support, at the appropriate time, as an integral part of their overall cardiac surgical care.

 

Scientific Associate

The Clinical Nutrition Support service is provided by Andreas Evagorou, Clinical Dietitian – Nutritionist, who holds postgraduate specialization in Clinical Nutrition.

 

He is a graduate of the Nutrition and Dietetics Programme of European University Cyprus and holds an MSc in Clinical Nutrition from the same university.

 

He collaborates exclusively with the Cardiac Innovation Center, providing specialized clinical nutritional support to patients of the Cardiac Surgery Department. As part of this collaboration, he works closely and continuously with the Center’s medical team, ensuring that nutritional assessment and therapeutic nutritional intervention form an integral part of each patient’s overall treatment and rehabilitation plan.

 

His clinical approach includes individualized nutritional assessment, body composition assessment, body weight management, and monitoring of nutritional, biochemical and metabolic parameters related to cardiovascular health. Emphasis is placed on nutritional support before and after cardiac surgery, as well as on the management of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.

 

His approach is based on the principles of evidence-based clinical practice and patient-centered care, with the aim of providing individualized nutritional care that responds to each patient’s clinical condition, needs, and therapeutic goals.

 

Clinical Nutrition Support is provided exclusively to patients of the Cardiac Innovation Center and is covered by the GESY.