We are delighted to introduce this most novel treatment to our clinic called External Counter Pulsation (ECP). It is also branded as Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) Therapy.

Currently, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and hypertension are the leading cause of disease and death for both men and women globally. 45 percent of heart attacks in the United States are "silent" — the people having them don't realize. As we age, our blood vessels become more and more narrow and form plaques that  decrease blood flow to our heart and other tissues. Current treatments focus on reinstating flow to the heart using invasive surgical therapies like angioplasty or stent placement and bypass surgery. 

ECP is a safe, non-invasive, FDA approved therapy which provides relief from angina, chest pain, heart failure and other circulatory disorders without surgery or medication.  ECP encourages blood vessels to form around narrowed or blocked arteries which eventually become "natural bypass" for vessels to provide blood flow to the heart muscle. 

ECP treatment generally involves daily sessions for about a month. We use three sets of inflatable pressure cuffs wrapped around upper and lower thighs, calves and buttocks as a patient lies comfortably on a table. The cuffs compress the blood vessels in rhythm with the heartbeat and send blood flow back to the heart. This procedure restores blood flow in blocked arteries, veins and the heart.

This safe treatment is available for patients who have already undergone multiple bypass procedures and are no longer candidates for surgical interventions or refuse surgery but continue to have chest pain and shortness of breath.

ECP Therapy works for any age and is completely safe for the elderly and disabled patients with an inactive lifestyle. Such people can experience as much as 6 times the amount of exercise benefit from just ONE hour of treatment. 

Since ECP systematically restores nourishment and oxygenation to areas of the body that have slowly deteriorated over time with age and brings improvement in function of the heart, liver, kidneys, brain, eyes, and extremities. Furthermore, the following conditions have shown great promise with ECP:

• Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Stroke

• Diabetes

• Kidney disease

• Lung disease

• Erectile dysfunction 

• High blood pressure or hypertension

• Dementia

• Alzheimer

• Prophylactic management of the above conditions 

• Long COVID