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Introduction
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive outpatient therapy that enhances cardiovascular health for individuals with angina, coronary artery disease, heart failure, long COVID, and high-performance athletes.
Mechanism
It functions by improving the blood and oxygen flow to the heart muscle while decreasing its workload. During rest, specialized cuffs inflate sequentially from the calves to the thighs and buttocks, boosting blood flow to the heart's arteries. Just before each heartbeat, all cuffs deflate simultaneously, further reducing the heart's workload.
Approval
Yes! It is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Class IIb) for management of refractory angina and heart failure.
Effects
Research shows that EECP therapy not only improves quality of life and relieves symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue for up to three years after treatment, but also enhances cardiovascular function and decreases the need for hospitalization. Essentially, EECP therapy provides a non-invasive and effective solution for individuals facing angina and heart failure, promoting better cardiac health and overall well-being.
Eligibility
If you are a patient with angina pectoris responding inadequately to anti-ischemic agents and coronary revascularization, who are inoperable or at high risk for operative complications or postoperative failure, who are poor candidates for PCI or CABG or continue to have disabling angina despite revascularization.
Or if you have done a PCI or CABG and is now eligible for EECP, as determined by your attending doctor, then this is for you.
Session Overview
Whilst the device is running sounds from the pumps will make it noisy, don’t be startled and be as relaxed as possible. we will also have soothing music or music of your preference playing for you to hopefully cover up the sounds of the device.
Whilst the device is running sounds from the pumps will make it noisy, don’t be startled and be as relaxed as possible. we will also have soothing music or music of your preference playing for you to hopefully cover up the sounds of the device.
Post-Session
Clinically, some of the patient feedbacks we have received include extremities getting warmer, improved sleep quality and reduced frequency of nightmares, and enhanced mental clarity and capacity.
The clinical benefits of EECP extend beyond the time period of any acute hemodynamic beneficial effects. For example, the patients treated with EECP in the Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation reported a reduction in angina episodes and a decrease in nitrate use beyond the duration of therapy.
Service Location:
East Tsim Sha Tsui