EECP(ECP) IN
INDIA.
Randhawa Hospital
introduces for the first time in India a
combination of EECP and AMT-Agressive medical treatment for
coronary artery disease with a success
rate of more than 90%. EECP(ECP) is available for
treating angina in all leading hospitals of the world, including
Cleveland, Mayo, Stony Brooks and Escort Heart hospital in
Amritsar, (India). If you or someone you know is among the more
than 60 million people in this country who suffer the crippling
chest pain of angina pectoris, you should know about
EECP(ECP) therapy. External Enhanced Counter Pulsation.
"Enhanced" refers to the
state-of-the-art technology that has developed during decades of
research and is used for EECP(ECP)® treatment today. EECP(ECP)®
treatment is "external" because it happens outside the body and
does not require surgery or other invasive procedures. Counter
pulsation occurs between heartbeats.
Developed by Vasomedical, Inc., EECP(ECP) has been tested in
multicentre, controlled, clinical studies, with positive medical
results and demonstrated quality of life improvement. Enhancing
your life's rhythm is the heart of EECP(ECP). And with Medicare's
coverage, there's one more good reason to ask your doctor if
EECP(ECP) is the treatment for you.
When patients have angina, their bodies are telling them that
their heart is not receiving enough oxygen. A treatment, in
harmony with patient’s heart, can improve
circulation to the heart muscle. After EECP(ECP)®
treatment, patients may find that: they can walk farther; carry
heavier packages and be more active without having angina; they
have fewer attacks of angina; their episodes of angina are less
intense; they need less anti-angina medication; they can return to
work, go out to dinner, garden, travel, or enjoy golf, tennis, or
bowling once again; they no longer restrict their social lives,
volunteer activities, or exercise because they are worried that
they will cause angina.
A therapy for angina called EECP(ECP) may make it possible for you
to take part in the activities you enjoy once again without
suffering from attacks of angina. This treatment, which does not
involve surgery or hospitalization, has helped many people with
coronary artery disease. This treatment is called Enhanced
External Counter pulsation, and will be referred to as EECP(ECP)
during the presentation. EECP(ECP) can eliminate or reduce angina.
People who have received this treatment often report having a “new
lease on life.”
Let’s look at the anatomy of the heart so you
can understand how EECP(ECP) treatment works. During the cardiac
cycle, the heart muscle works and then rests. When the heart
works, it contracts and pumps blood out to the body. This is
called systole.
If you or someone you know is among the more than 60 million
people in this country who suffer the crippling chest pain of
angina pectoris, you should know about EECP(ECP) therapy.
External Enhanced Counter Pulsation.
"Enhanced" refers to the state-of-the-art technology that has
developed during decades of research and is used for EECP(ECP)®
treatment today. EECP(ECP)® treatment is "external" because it
happens outside the body and does not require surgery or other
invasive procedures. Counter pulsation occurs between heartbeats.
Developed by Vasomedical, Inc., EECP(ECP) has been tested in
multicentre, controlled, clinical studies, with positive medical
results and demonstrated quality of life improvement. Enhancing
your life's rhythm is the heart of EECP(ECP). And with Medicare's
coverage, there's one more good reason to ask your doctor if
EECP(ECP) is the treatment for you.
When patients have angina, their bodies are telling them that
their heart is not receiving enough oxygen. A treatment, in
harmony with patient’s heart, can improve
circulation to the heart muscle. After EECP(ECP)®
treatment, patients may find that: they can walk farther; carry
heavier packages and be more active without having angina; they
have fewer attacks of angina; their episodes of angina are less
intense; they need less anti-angina medication; they can return to
work, go out to dinner, garden, travel, or enjoy golf, tennis, or
bowling once again; they no longer restrict their social lives,
volunteer activities, or exercise because they are worried that
they will cause angina.
A therapy for angina called EECP(ECP) may make it possible for you
to take part in the activities you enjoy once again without
suffering from attacks of angina. This treatment, which does not
involve surgery or hospitalization, has helped many people with
coronary artery disease.
This treatment is called
Enhanced External Counter pulsation, and will be referred to as
EECP(ECP) during the presentation. EECP(ECP) can eliminate or
reduce angina. People who have received this treatment often
report having a “new lease on life.”
Let’s look at the anatomy of
the heart so you can understand how EECP(ECP) treatment works.
During the cardiac cycle, the heart muscle works and then rests.
When the heart works, it contracts and pumps blood out to the
body. This is called systole.
The heart requires a
particularly rich blood supply because of its heavy workload and
receives this nourishing blood supply through the coronary
arteries. When the heart rests, it relaxes and fills with
blood. This is called diastole.
Angina is a hard-to-live-with
symptom of coronary artery disease. When you have an
attack of angina, your body is telling your that your
heart is not receiving enough oxygen When narrowed or
blocked arteries restrict blood flow, parts of
the heart muscle need more oxygen than is
supplied by the diseased artery, causing discomfort and pain. The
coronary arteries have many branches, like a
tree. The smaller arteries branch into even smaller vessels.
Your body has natural
solutions to pain and problems caused by narrowed arteries. When
an artery is partially blocked, the body can often increase the
amount of blood flowing to the muscle by opening up tiny branches,
connecting nearby vessels to vessels downstream of the blockage.
These networks of tiny blood vessels are called collateral
circulation.
Collaterals make it possible for blood to detour around blocked or
narrowed arteries. However, the development of
collateral circulation is a gradual process and not everyone has
the natural ability to develop these networks at a rate that will
relieve angina.
You may be one of the many heart patients who
takes nitroglycerin to relieve your pain. Unfortunately, patients
often find their medication is not giving them enough relief. Some
patients find that medication becomes less effective over time.
EECP(ECP) treatment is a noninvasive approach that has provided
relief for many people This treatment, which works in harmony with
your heart, may improve circulation to your heart muscle. EECP(ECP)
treatment appears to stimulate the opening of natural pathways
around narrowed or blocked arteries. The name Enhanced
External Counter pulsation explains what will happen
during treatment. EECP(ECP) is external because it happens outside
of your body and doesn’t require surgery. Counter pulsation means
that the EECP(ECP) system pumps when the heart is resting.
This increases blood flow to
the heart (see the arrows moving upwards), therefore increasing
oxygen supply to the heart.
Counter pulsation stops
pumping when the heart is working. This decreases the heart’s
workload, creating less oxygen demand. EECP(ECP) treatment works
with the normal rhythm of your heart to help your body heal
itself. Clinical studies indicate that EECP(ECP) treatment may
create a natural bypass around blocked arteries.
EECP(ECP) treatment encourages enlargement of tiny blood vessels
that can become extra branches. These channels or collaterals may
eventually become permanent conduits to the heart muscle that was
previously deprived of blood flow and adequate oxygen.
Your doctor will evaluate you
to determine if you are eligible to receive EECP(ECP) treatment.
You may be a candidate for EECP(ECP) treatment if you have angina,
nitrates are providing insufficient relief from angina, you have
been told that you are not a candidate for bypass surgery or
angioplasty, you underwent invasive procedures in the past and
your chest pain has returned, or you would like to explore all of
your treatment options. Patients receive EECP(ECP) treatment on an
outpatient basis. This treatment does not involve hospitalization
or recuperation.
It is important to understand
the typical treatment schedule. Patients attend one-hour treatment
sessions once a day, five days a week, for seven weeks. Many
people have continued working while receiving treatment by
scheduling their sessions before or after work. During treatment,
you will lie on a padded table in a treatment room. The therapist
will wrap a set of cuffs around your calves, thighs, and buttocks.
The cuffs inflate and press against your legs, massaging the
muscles of your lower body. Patients feel the sensation of a
strong “hug” moving upwards from their calves to thighs to
buttocks during inflation, followed by the rapid release of
pressure.
The cuffs inflate and expand
during diastole, when the heart is at rest. The cuffs deflate and
collapse during systole, when the heart is at work. The inflation
and deflation of the cuffs are electronically synchronized with
your heartbeat using an ECG signal. By monitoring
these readings your EECP(ECP) therapist can time counter pulsation
accurately After a few sessions, most patients become used to
treatment. They often read, listen to music on headsets, and even
sleep.
Some patients say that they
find the treatment relaxing. Clinical studies have shown that
EECP(ECP) treatment is effective for reducing angina. A controlled
double-blind study showed a significant increase in the length of
time that participants who had received active treatment were able
to exercise before their ECGs showed signs of oxygen deprivation
of the heart muscle. Study participants who received inactive
treatment showed no significant improvement. Additionally,
participants who received active treatment experienced fewer
attacks of angina.
After EECP(ECP) treatment,
you may find that:
-
You can walk farther, carry heavier packages,
and be more active without having angina
-
You have fewer attacks of angina
-
Your episodes of angina are less painful
-
You need less anti-anginal medication
-
You can return to work, go out to dinner,
garden, travel, or enjoy golf, tennis, or bowling once again,
you no longer restrict your social life, volunteer activities,
or exercise because you are worried that your angina will
interfere with your ability to take part in these activities
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