EEPC Explained

When patients have angina, their bodies are telling them that their heart is not receiving enough oxygen. 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;
  • can carry heavier packages and be more active without having angina;
  • have fewer attacks of angina; their episodes of angina are less intense;
  • need less anti-anginal medication;
  • can return to work, go out to dinner, garden, travel once again;
  • no longer restrict their lives because they are worried that they will cause angina.

EECP increases blood flow to the heart, which opens and expands networks of small blood vessels within the heart called collaterals. Clinical studies indicate that these channels create "natural bypasses" around blocked arteries, boosting blood supply to oxygen-deprived areas of the heart, decreasing symptoms of heart disease and increasing quality of life.