- EECP THERAPY IS A TREATMENT FOR STABLE ANGINA PATIENTS AND PATIENTS WITH LV DYSFUNCTION SUFFERING FROM CHEST PAIN AND BREATHLESSNESS. IT IS AN EXCELLENT OPTION FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TREAT HEART BLOCKAGE WITHOUT SURGERY
- EECP CAN BE TAKEN BY PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERWENT ANGIOPLASTY AND BYPASS SURGERY. IT CAN ALSO BE DONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BYPASS SURGERY AND ANGIOPLASTY
- EECP CAN ALSO BE TAKEN BY HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS TO IMPROVE VASCULAR BLOOD FLOW IN THE BODY
- EECP IS A NON INVASIVE SAFE TREATMENT. IT DOES NOT DISLODGE THE CALIFIED PLAQUE AND CAUSE STROKE OR HEART ATTACK. THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT NOTED IS SKIN ABRASIONS IN CERTAIN SKIN SENSITIVE PATIENTS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF BY SUPPORTIVE THERAPY. AN EXPERT EECP TECHNICIAN WOULD AVOID SUCH SIDE EFFECTS BY KEEPING EXTRA PADDING IN LEG REGIONS.
- PATIENT WITH PACEMAKER CAN ALSO TAKE EECP
- ONLY FEW PATIENTS CANNOT TAKE EECP. FOR EXAMPLE PREGNANT WOMEN OR PATIENT WITH SEVER AORTIC VALVE LEAK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SURGICAL CORRECTION.
- THE BENEFITS OF EECP LASTS 3 TO 5 YEARS AFTER A FULL 35 SESSIONS COURSE OF EECP TREATMENT. IN CASE OF REALPSE OF ANGINAL SYMPTOMS THEY CAN REPEAT A SHORT COURSE OF EECP.