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2 D Echo with Colour Doppler from Acuson Sequoia 512 is used to assess the overall function of the heart, determine the presence of many types of heart disease, follow the progress of valve disease and evaluate the effectiveness of medical or surgical treatment.
Thallium Myocardial perfusion scan at stress as well as rest reveals uniform stress perfusion pattern in all the defined myocardial segment suggestive of uniform & normal blood flow through the coronary arteries without any evidence of Coronary Artery Disease.
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive
therapy for the crippling chest pain of angina pectoris. It is
a non-traumatic outpatient procedure, consisting of a base of
35 Treatment hours usuallly divided into one hour sessions, 5
days a week over 7 weeks.
The term Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) describes
what happens during treatment. "Enhanced" refers to the
state-of-the-art technology that has developed today. The
treatment is "external" because it happens outside the body
and does not require surgery or other invasive procedures.
Counterpulsation occurs between heart beats.
Indications:
- Patients with angina complain of chest discomfort provoked
by physical, emotional or mental stress.
- Patients experience shortness of breath, fatigue,
indigestion, faintness or pain in the chest, arm, neck or jaw.
- Angina indicates that a part of the heart muscles is not
receiving adequate blood and oxygen. Narrowed or blocked
coronary arteries restrict blood flow to the heart and are the
commonest cause of angina. Angina can be disabling as it
restricts ability to work and perform activity.
How EECP
works?
It involves the use of EECP device to sequentially inflate and
deflate a series of compressive cuffs timed to inflate during
diastole and deflate during systole respectively, which are
wrapped around the patients calves, lower thighs and upper
thighs, Inflation and deflation of the cuffs are triggered by
events in the cardiac cycle via computer interpreted ECG
signals.
After EECP
A treatment, in harmony with patients heart, can improve
circulation to the heart muscle. After EECP treatment,
patients may find that: they can walk farther; carry heavier
packages and be more active without having angina; they have
fewer attacks of angina; their episodes of angina are less
intense; they need less anti-anginal medication; they can
return to work, go out to dinner, garden, travel, or enjoy
golf, tennis, or bowling once again; they no longer restrict
their social lives, volunteer activities, or exercise because
they are worried that they will cause angina.
Clinical
Benefits of EECP
- Decreases anginal pain.
- Patients can walk futher, can carry heavier weights and be
more active without suffering anginal pain.
- Reduction in use of nitrates and other medications.
- Improved quality of life, patients can return to work,
travel and exercise without fear of angina.
- Lead a more active and confident life.
Who is a
candidate for EECP treatment ?
Ask your physician to evaluate you. You may be a candidate for
EECP if you:-
· Do not qualify
for invasive procedures.
· Are not receiving adequate relief by taking medicines.
· Have exhausted invasive treatment without lasting relief of
symptoms.
· Are not willing to undergo invasive procedures.
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