enhanced external counterpulsation
- enhanced external counterpulsation
a novel treatment for patients with intractable angina. Specially designed inflatable trousers are inflated rhythmically in time with ventricular diastole. Theoretically this imparts additional energy to the circulating blood volume when the heart is relaxed, and this may improve blood flow down severely narrowed coronary arteries. It is also claimed to have beneficial effects on blood flow to other organs. Despite promising clinical trials, this technique has not been widely adopted.
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Enhanced external counterpulsation — External counterpulsation (ECP) is a procedure performed on individuals with ischemic cardiomyopathy in order to diminish the symptoms of their ischemia. In various studies, ECP has been shown to relieve angina1,2, improve exercise tolerance³,… … Wikipedia
EECP — enhanced external counterpulsation … Medical dictionary
EECP — • enhanced external counterpulsation … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
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Lourdes Health System — The Lourdes Health System[1] consists of two hospitals, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro, New Jersey. Administrative offices are located at its Camden facility … Wikipedia
CEOEECP — Clinical Evaluation of Enhanced External Counterpulsation … Medical dictionary
MUST-EECP — Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation … Medical dictionary
EECP — see enhanced external counterpulsation … The new mediacal dictionary
