What is EECP ?
EECP is a mechanical procedure in which long inflatable cuffs (like blood
pressure cuffs) are wrapped around both of the patient’s legs. While the
patient lies on a bed, the leg cuffs are inflated and deflated with each
heartbeat. This is accomplished by means of a computer, which triggers off the
patient’s ECG so that the cuffs deflate just as each heartbeat begins, and
inflate just as each heartbeat ends.
Who can benefit from EECP ?
·
Those who have been advised bypass surgery and
choose not to have it.
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Those who cannot afford the cost of bypass surgery.
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Those who have other diseases which make them unfit
for surgery eg. coexisting Diabetes Mellitus, Bronchial Asthma, Kidney failure,
Thyroid disorders, old age. i.e. more than 80 yrs.
·
Those who have already had bypass surgery done a
few years earlier and don't want to suffer the experience again.
·
Those patients who cannot afford the exorbitant
cost of angioplasty (up to Rs 3.75 lacs with two cipher stents and reopro).
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Those patients who have chest pain or
breathlessness of cardiac origin and do not wish to undergo any further
investigation can go for EECP directly.
·
Patients whose stents have got blocked again.
EECP the acronym for Enhanced External Counter Pulsation
is a noninvasive procedure to help patients with chest pains secondary to
coronary heart disease (angina pectoris). EECP has been approved worldwide for
the treatment of angina pectoris. Angina is the global terms for all symptoms
associated with coronary artery disease, which occurs when the heart is not
receiving enough blood. It occurs when vessels that carry blood to the heart
muscle become dysfunctional, and are often narrowed or blocked. Angina may feel
like chest pain or pressure shortness of breath, pain in the jaw, neck, arms,
back, nausea, or generalized fatigue. Each patient experiences angina
differently. EECP is a non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical, treatment for heart
disease that is used to relieve or eliminate angina.
The increased pressure imparted by the device forces
blood to the patient's heart, increases the heart's output and promote the
development of new pathways or collateral blood vessels effectively
"bypassing" areas of stenosis and permitting blood to get to all
areas of the heart, thereby decreasing exertional angina.
Hence it is often referred to as the NATURAL BYPASS.
Unlike bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty, and stenting procedures, EECP is
non-invasive, carries no risk, is comfortable, and is administered in
outpatient sessions. Patients often watch television during the treatment.
Others bring compact disks or cassette players to listen to music. The entire
process from the patient's arrival to departure takes between one and one-half
to two hours.
For further details Contact:
PGS
Hospital,
271/1,
opposite to jeganadha perumal temple,
near
women's polytechnic, Siddhapudur, Avarampalayam, Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu 641044
0422-4971331
+91 82200 60320
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