EECP treatment | Heart Treatment without surgery in Chennai
External Counter Pulsation means?
It is a mechanical non surgical procedure help reduce angina pectoris symptoms by increasing blood circulation to the heart and beneficial effects persist around 2 – 5 years after completion of ECP therapy
EECP is a mechanical squeezing of the legs and thigh in synchrony with the heart beat during diastole period of heart which is computer controlled increasing the blood flow to the heart and the entire body organs forcefully.
It is safe method (FDA approved) for improving circulation related problems, it has established safety profile done under supervision of experienced therapists
Eecp is a noninvasive procedure, where a set of inflatable cuffs wrapped aroung leg and thighs , EECP machine according to heart beat in diastole period compresses leg and thigh pushing blood to heart and increasing blood flow to coronary vessels and heart and all vessels of body organs, these increased circulation enhances cells vitality and by increasing oxygen flow restores diseases organs or tissues
By increasing blood flow to coronary vessels it opens up collaterals around heart vessel blockages so it is used as a heart treatment without surgery for angina (chest pain) and heart attack patients
Dr Somesh Hospital provides best EECP treatment | EECP therapy in Chennai
Who will gain by means of EECP?
- Patients with sufferers of Chest pain due to angina and Heart Attack ( Myocardial Infraction):
- With failed heart bypass or failed angioplasty
- Who are not fit for either heart bypass or angioplasty
- Who do no longer benefit by means of heart medicines prescribed by cardiologist
- Who do not want either heart bypass or angioplasty
Where all eecp can be used apart from heart ?
EECP is also helpful in patients wherever increasing circulation to body helps like
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Peripheral Artery Disease symptoms like pain
- Stroke patients due to thrombosis / embolism
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Parkinson’s Disease
- memory and intellectual ability improvement in Cerebral ischaemia condition
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Other circulatory disease
What patient can expect from eecp treatment?
Patients feel better and require less medications, can walk longer distance than before treatment with lesser frequency or intensity of chest pain and decreases breathing discomfort while walking. Stress Thallium test confirms the improvement. Eecp treated patients have better exercise tolerance, improved quality of life.
Doubts
Angiography and Stress thallium test why?
Angiography only shows blocks in three coronary vessels, eecp acts by increasing collateral formation of 1000’s of tiny blood vessels around blockages which improves circulation and perfusion to heart muscles which is documented in stress thallium test and not angiography
How does it work ?
EECP causes increase in heart’s blood supply by:
Dilating coronary blood vessels, Creating angiogenesis or new blood vessels formation by Opening dormant collaterals around heart vessel blockages formation by Opening dormant collaterals around heart vessel blockages
Whatever the age – EECP Natural Bypass is still a treatment option for those too weak for angioplasty, stents and Bypass surgery.
In Chennai, India available at Dr Somesh Hospital, 1, Tana Street, Purasawalkam.
For more information visit
www.drsomeshhospital.com, Mb/WA: +91 9884112367
