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Enhanced external counterpulsation improves endothelial function in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2003
ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to examine the effect of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) on endothelial function.BackgroundEnhanced external counterpulsation improves symptoms and exercise tolerance in patients with symptomatic coronary ...
Piero O Bonetti, Gregory W Barsness, Geralyn M Pumper   +2 more
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APPLICABILITY OF ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASES

Неотложная медицинская помощь, 2016
SUMMARY. The article presents various aspects of enhanced external counterpulsation in treatment of patients with various cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, and also discussion on the possibility of widespread use of this method ...
I. M. Kuzmina, A. M. Shklyarov
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Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy: Past, Present, and Future

Cardiology in Review, 2017
External counterpulsation therapy was first developed over half a century ago as a resuscitative tool to support the failing heart and was based on hemodynamic principles of the intraaortic balloon pump.
Tartaglia, Joseph, Frishman, William, Gupta, Tanush, Raza, A, Steinberg, K   +4 more
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Enhanced external counterpulsation in rehabilitation of erectile dysfunction: a narrative literature review

Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2018
Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat,1 Atefeh Javadi,2 Farzad Allameh3 1Development Research Center of Shahid Modarres Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Physical Medicine and ...
Raeissadat SA, Javadi A, Allameh F
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Evaluation of enhanced external counterpulsation therapy for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmology, 2020
Background To explore the effects of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) and its underlying influencing factors in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) patients. Methods Patients at Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center with recent-onset (
Lixia Lin, Wenhui Zhu, Nan Ma, Xiaofeng Lin, Hui Yang   +4 more
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The Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Cardiac Electrophysiologic Properties of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Refractory Angina at Function Class II-III [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2011
Introduction: Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive circulatory assist device that has been recently emerged as a treatment option for refractory angina or left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. The aims of this study were to examine the
Fariborz Akbarzadeh, Yaghoub Salekzamani, Amir Shahram Beigzdeh   +2 more
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Cardiovascular Effects of Long-Term Treatment with Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Open-Label Clinical Trial [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
(1) Background. Although treatment with enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) in patients with ischemic chronic heart failure (CHF) is pathophysiologically justified, its long-term vascular effects remain insufficiently defined. We aimed to study the
Alexey S. Lishuta, Olga A. Slepova, Nadezhda A. Nikolaeva, Yuri N. Belenkov   +3 more
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Enhanced external counterpulsation-assisted cannulated screw fixation promoted femoral neck fracture healing: a pilot randomized controlled trial [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Femoral neck fractures often lead to complications such as delayed union or nonunion due to limited blood supply to the femoral head. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive method that improves peripheral and tissue ...
Zheng Wang, Wang Zhang, Changhuan Liu, Qichao Zheng, Xue Fang, Zhenyu Pan, Weidong Xiao, Baiwen Qi, Min Zhou, Zonghuan Li, Pengcheng Li, Qingbiao Wei, Zhe Xie, Aixi Yu, Xin Wang   +14 more
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Hemodynamic effects of enhanced external counterpulsation on cerebral arteries: a multiscale study [PDF]

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2019
Background Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is an effective method for treating patients with cerebral ischemic stroke, while hemodynamics is the major contributing factor in the treatment of EECP.
Bao Li, Wenxin Wang, Boyan Mao, Yahui Zhang, Sihan Chen, Haisheng Yang, Haijun Niu, Jianhang Du, Xiaoling Li, Youjun Liu   +9 more
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The multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP): effect of EECP on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and anginal episodes

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1999
OBJECTIVESThe purpose of this study was to assess safety and efficacy of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP).BACKGROUNDCase series have shown that EECP can improve exercise tolerance, symptoms and myocardial perfusion in stable angina pectoris ...
Rohit R Arora, Richard W Nesto
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