OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to examine the effect of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on endothelial function. BACKGROUND Enhanced external counterpulsation improves symptoms and exercise tolerance in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the exact mechanisms by which this technique exerts its clinical benefit are unclear. METHODS Reactive hype...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) exerts an effect on myocardial perfusion. METHODS Eleven patients with angina were studied before and after 35 sessions of EECP treatment. Myocardial perfusion was quantified with positron emission tomography and intravenous 13N-ammonia at rest and after dipyridamole, by means of a two-compartment mathematical model. CONC...

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is known to reduce angina pectoris in patients in whom revascularization is not possible. The therapy is associated with few adverse effects. A case with a previously unknown complication - toxic shock syndrome - that occurred twice in an EECP-treated patient is described. Toxic shock syndrome initially resembles the state of septic shock. Early recogni...

physical summary score of quality of life in patients with angina undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation, before and after treatment ziaeirad m [1], motaghi m [2], sadeghi n [3], davari e [4] received: 14 jun , 2012 accepted: 5 sep, 2012 abstractbackground & aims: angina pectoris influences on work abilities, social interactions and daily activities of patients. this study examined the p...

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) has been shown to reduce angina and to improve objective measures of myocardial ischemia in patients with refractory angina. Prospective clinical studies and large treatment registries suggest that a course of EECP is associated with prolongation of the time to exercise-induced ST-segment depression and resolution of myocardial perfusion defects, as wel...

BACKGROUND Patients with diabetes are at greater risk for coronary events, yet they are less likely to benefit from revascularization than those without diabetes. Enhanced external counterpulsation has recently emerged as a treatment option for select patients with chronic stable angina. METHODS We examined baseline characteristics, angina response, and cardiac outcomes of patients with diabe...

BACKGROUND Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive, pneumatic technique that provides favourable effects in patients with coronary artery disease. The objective of this study was to describe the long-term effect of EECP on endothelial function in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. METHOD The study was performed in 15 patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. All subjects...

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive treatment modality which can increase arterial blood flow in peripheral and coronary arterial disease. Several studies have demonstrated an increase in the flow of the internal iliacal artery and in carotid and renal perfusion during EECP treatment. We investigated the effect of EECP in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Thirteen ...

BACKGROUND In coronary artery disease patients, enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) improves peripheral arterial function and nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of abnormal glucose tolerance (AGT). We sought to evaluate the effects of EECP on outcomes of arterial function, glucose tolerance, and skeletal muscle morphology in subjects with AGT...