Primer: practical approach to the selection of patients for and application of EECP
Andrew D Michaels*, Peter A McCullough, Ozlem Z Soran, William E Lawson, Gregory W Barsness, Timothy D Henry, Georgiann Linnemeier, Anthony Ochoa, Sheryl F Kelsey and Elizabeth D Kennard
Correspondence *Division of Cardiology, University of Utah, Room 4A100, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132–2401, USA
Email andrew.michaels@hsc.utah.edu
Enhanced external counterpulsation, a noninvasive treatment that involves the sequential inflation of three sets of lower-extremity cuffs during diastole, can reduce the severity and frequency of angina pectoris. Here, Michaels et al. review the experience from the International EECP Patient Registries to evaluate the therapy's safety and efficacy, and provide a practical guide to the selection of patients and application of enhanced external counterpulsation.
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