Enhanced External Counter Pulsation
ECP therapy uses a computer-controlled
device to inflate and deflate three sets of
compression cuffs that are wrapped around
the patient’s legs and buttocks. Treatment
is delivered during one-hour sessions, five
days a week, for seven weeks. External
Counter pulsation (ECP) treatment is a
noninvasive, outpatient procedure to relieve
angina by improving perfusion in areas of
the heart deprived of adequate blood supply.
Clinical trials have confirmed the benefits
of ECP treatment. They include: symptomatic
relief of angina unresponsive to medical
therapy, improved blood flow to deprived
areas of heart muscle demonstrated by
the results of thallium stress testing,
elimination or reduction of nitrate use,
improved ability to exercise. In a
3-year, follow-up study, the majority of
patients remained free of angina and
showed persistent improvements in their
thallium scans.
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Patients and their families usually report
noticeably greater ability to engage in
daily activity. Patients usually receive ECP
treatment for 35 hours divided into one or
two 60-minute treatment sessions five days
per week. Patients who undergo two treatment
sessions in one day rest between sessions.
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The
Development of EECP in China and Abroad
The EECP and ECP experienced over 50 years from
the theory to the practice. In 1950’s, the
American Scientist Mr. Kantrowitz advanced the
concept of EECP，and it later comes into Internal
Counter pulsation & External Counter pulsation
.In 1960’s,American scientists Mr. Soroff and
Mr. Birtwell established the first EECP Device
which used for the human being. In 1970’s,an
sequence –modal EECP device designed by Mr.Cohen
was used for the clinical coronary heart
disease, And it attracted the attention in
American Heart Disease Field. But as the PTCA is
popularized, the EECP technology was aborted..
In the middle of 1970’s,Dr.Zhen zeng sheng set
up the sequence –modal EECP technology, and the
first & second generation of EECP Device came
out. And it is used for the clinical since
1980’s.Until 1990’s, the PTCA occupied the field
of curing the Heart Diseases as PTCA is
popularized in China. At
the same time, for the disadvantages of software
and hardware in EECP, the application of EECP
isn’t popularized until 1990’s in China.
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And now
after several years of exploration and
research by the Chinese EECP researchers, a
new modal of EECP Device have been
researched out by them on the basis of a lot
of clinical practices and research work.
This new modal of EECP Device optimizes its
designing parameters, and utilizes the
electronic, mechanical, high-tech computer
technology with the biomedicine engineering
technology. The new modal of EECP Device has
already gotten the approval by FDA in
America for its treatment for the coronary
heart disease, and it is accepted for the
heart failure treatment (heart disease due
to the disturbance of blood circulation.).At
present, after rethink for the PTCA, the
heart researchers (in AHA) suggest that the
EECP should be used together with PTCA and
the medicine simultaneously.
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And it showed that the EECP can reduce the patient’s
dosage for the medicine, for the patient who
plan to do PTCA, it bears smaller risk; for
the patient who already done the PTCA, it
can prevent and cure its syndromes; at the
same time, the EECP can improve the
patient’s enduring capacity and life
quality. At present, the technology of EECP
in USA has gotten a remarkable status.
Now the Europe, North America, Middle East and
Southeast of Asia gradually apply the EECP
technology. And China is starting a new EECP
revolution upon the influence by the America &
Europe countries, The government has organized
the research for the clinical practice of EECP
for curing the coronary heart disease.. The
Chinese scholars pay more attention to the
application of EECP with a scientific attitude,
and they reconfirm the treatment value and
application status of the EECP. As the China
EECP technology tops in the world, we believe
that it will come to a new era.
The new modal of EECP possesses the character of
high-intelligence, highly automatic, low noise
and small capacity. It works more efficient,
safe and
comfortable.
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