Low-Risk Treatment for Angina

A low-risk treatment for angina, EECP® Therapy gently but firmly compresses the vasculature of the legs to increase blood flow to the heart, ultimately reducing or eliminating chest pain.

Usually triggered by physical exertion or emotional stress, angina occurs when the heart muscle needs more oxygen than is available from the blood supply nourishing the heart. This usually happens because narrowed or blocked arteries are restricting the flow of blood.

No Recovery Time or Pain

Invasive procedures, such as bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty, typically are recommended as treatment. A non-invasive option is now available. For suitable candidates, EECP® Therapy can relieve angina without surgery and hospitalization or the associated pain and recovery time.

During treatment, patients lie on a padded table in which sets of electronically controlled inflation and deflation valves are located. These valves are connected to specially designed adjustable cuffs that are wrapped firmly, but comfortably, around the patient’s calves, lower thighs and upper thighs, including the buttocks. The cuffs are inflated sequentially and rapidly from the calves toward the upper thighs while the heart is in its resting phase, and deflated just before the heart beats. The result is an increased supply of blood to the heart muscle and a reduction in the heart’s workload.

A Natural Bypass

Studies indicate that EECP® Therapy facilitates blood flow to the heart muscle in spite of blocked arteries. When EECP® Therapy increases blood flow to the heart, it is believed to open and expand networks of small blood vessels within the heart called collaterals. These channels can create “natural bypasses” around the clogged arteries, boosting blood supply to oxygen-deprived areas of the heart.

The permanent opening of these channels may account for the long-lasting benefits of EECP® Therapy, demonstrated in three follow-up studies of patients who had received EECP® Therapy. Most of the patients studied could not have been treated effectively with medication, angioplasty or bypass surgery.

Active Again

EECP® usually can reduce or eliminate the frequency and intensity of chest pain and remove the need for angina medication. People who have received EECP® Therapy report an overall improvement in the quality of activities, which frequently include moderate exercise, walking, gardening and traveling.

If you would like more information regarding treatment, call our EECP® Therapy center.

Here’s what patients say about EECP® Therapy. . .

. . ."EECP® Therapy brought me back to a normal life. Give EECP® a chance before anything invasive like surgery."

. . ."EECP®" Therapy has made me feel younger and put me on the right track."