BACKGROUND Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), a noninvasive treatment for patients with angina pectoris, provides long-term benefits of decreased anginal frequency and improved exercise tolerance. Previous studies have suggested that shear stress may result in angiogenesis and alter endothelial hemostatic factor release. Whether EECP therapy effects an alteration in endothelial cell pro...

Introduction Enhanced external counterpulsation is a technique using a set of cuffs that are wrapped around the lower part of the body. During treatment, pressure is sequentially applied via the cuffs to the lower extremities of the patient synchronized by cardiac cycle. At early diastole, pressure is applied sequentially from the lower legs to the lower and upper thighs, to propel blood back t...

Indian Heart J. 2010; 62:296-302 296 Correspondence: Dr. G.N.Prasad, Consultant Cardiologist, Dr.K.M.Cherian’s Frontier Lifeline Hospital, R-30-C Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Mogappair, Chennai-600101. E-mail: [email protected] Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) Therapy: Current Evidence For Clinical Practice And Who Will Benefit? G. N. Prasad1, S. Ramasamy1, Joy M.Thomas1, Pradeep G....

BACKGROUND The adverse effects of tobacco abuse on cardiovascular outcomes are well-known. However, the impact of passive smoke exposure on angina status and therapeutic response is less well-established. We examined the impact of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure on symptomatic improvement in patients with chronic ischemic coronary disease undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP). ...

BACKGROUND Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive method previously shown to improve measures of myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease. However, the concomitant effects of EECP on large and small arterial properties have been poorly examined. In a randomized controlled study, we investigated whether arterial stiffness and resistance of the carotid circ...