Do you have angina or heart failure? Then it is time you learn about EECP, Enhanced External Counter Pulsation. This non-invasive treatment is clinically proven to significantly relieve symptoms for up to three years in nearly 80% of patients who undergo this outpatient therapy.
EECP May Be Right For You If:
• You have heart failure or angina that medication no longer relieves. • You have returning symptoms after open heart surgery, angioplasty or other invasive procedures and you have been told another procedure is not an option. Your doctor will need to review your medical history and examine you to decide if EECP is an option to help relieve your symptoms. You may be asking yourself, what is EECP Therapy? EECP therapy is a noninvasive, outpatient option to managing angina and heart failure. It is used
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With today’s medical advances, patients often receive medication or surgical cardiac intervention to relieve angina symptoms but for some patients these options are not viable.
EECP works by increasing the blood and oxygen supply to your heart muscle while at rest. This therapy thereby decreases the amount of work your heart has to do to pump blood to the rest of your body. The therapy may also help your body form “natural bypass”. It increases the likelihood of blood vessels developing small channels that can become extra branches. These branches can deliver increase blood supply to the heart.
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Angina is chest pain caused by a lack of blood supply, or oxygen rich blood, to the heart muscle. It is also a symptom of Coronary Heart Disease which is the most common heart disease in adults. When you have coronary heart disease the arteries of your heart have or are filling with a substance called plaque. This plaque blocks the passage way for nature blood flow.
when other therapies such as medication can no longer control your symptoms.
This therapy is given five days a week for one hour each day. There are a total of 35 visits and the relief can last three years. At each session of treatment, a patient will lie on a cushioned exam bed and a technicain will place large blood pressure cuffs around the legs and buttocks. These cuffs are timed to inflate and deflate between heart beats. An EKG runs for the duration of the visit and is used to set the timing of the cuffs. They inflate when the heart is at rest and deflate just before the next heart beat. Patients will wear a sensor on their finger to measure oxygen levels in the blood as well as the pressure waves created by the cuffs pulsation. Patients have experienced benefits such as having more energy, decreased angina or complete angina relief. If you have further questions about EECP check out UCVA’s website at WWW.UCVA.COM or call the office at (585)442-5320
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