If you need any advise following your fitness programme phone Irene Byrne in the Mater Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Dept. Ph 01-8032600 She will be delighted to help.

Heart transplant and the sun

You should be aware that your immunosuppressant drugs reduces your resistance to the suns ultra rays therefore you should avoid sunbathing particularly between April and October.

If you are exposed to the sun you should wear a very high factor sun block or preferably one described as total sun block. Re-apply sun block after swimming.

Apply total sun block to moles and pigmented skin areas.
People with numerous moles should not sunbathe.
If you get sun burned stop further exposure.