EECP® therapy is an outpatient treatment for patients suffering from angina (chest pain) and poor heart function.During the treatment the patient lie on a comfortable table with large blood pressure like cuffs wrapped around his/her legs and buttocks. These cuffs inflate and deflate at specific times between patient's heart beats.
A continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) is used to set the timing so the cuffs inflate while the heart is at rest, when it normally gets its supply of blood and oxygen. The cuffs deflate at the end of that rest period just before the next heart beat. The special sensor applied to your finger checks the oxygen level in yourblood and monitors the pressure waves created by the cuff inflations and deflations.
Mrs. Parvathy 57 Yrs old Lady had two Angioplasties in the past 5 years. She is recently admitted in the hospital for having severe shortness of breath even while doing routine household work. Echocardiography reveals she has poor heart function.
Her left ventricular heart function was only 25%. She underwent EECP for her shortness of breath and fatigue. On completion of 35 sessions she is able to take care of all her household activity and now able te do her shopping and climbing the staircase easily without any shortness of breath.
Her repeat Echocardiography shows her Left ventricular heart function is now improved to 40%. She thanks EECP for her new lease of life.