Enhanced
External Counterpulsation Treatment(EECP)
Do you have: Angina, Chest pain, Congestive Heart Failure?
Enhanced
External Counterpulsation Treatment (EECP) is an option you can count on.
What is EECP?
Enhanced external
counterpulsation (EECP) is a relatively new, painless treatment for angina.
The goal of the procedure is to increase oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart and
to reduce the heart’s workload. EECP is performed over a series of several
weeks, with each session lasting from one to two hours.
During each session, three air (pneumatic) cuffs are placed on each of
the patient’s calves, lower thighs and upper thighs. Precisely timed by a
computer to match the heartbeat, these cuffs are rapidly, sequentially inflated
from the calves to the upper thighs. As a result, the blood vessels in the leg
are gently compressed and blood is forced back to the heart.
This may reduce the pain of angina, increase one’s level of
exercise and decrease the need for medication.
Unfortunately, some patients (e.g., those with pacemakers)
are not appropriate for EECP.
EECP iS HELPING PATIENTS
RETURN TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS:
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REDUCING OR
ELIMINATING CHEST PAIN
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DECREASING A NEED FOR
MEDICATION
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A RAPID AND SUSTAINED
IMPROVEMENT IN MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION OF ISCHEMIC AREAS
-
improving
peak oxygen consumption
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INCREASING
EXERCISE CAPACITY
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REDUCING
ANGINAL CLASS, INCLUDING PARTIAL RESOLUTION OF ACTIVITY-LIMITING ANGINA
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SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVING PATIENT PERCEPTION OF OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE
EECP A
CARDIAC THERAPY WITH LASTING CLINICAL BENEFITS (PROVEN TO LAST MORE THEN ONE
YEAR.)
THIS
TREATMENT IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT
CLASSIC
CITY CARDIOLOGY
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