Key result
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) increased peak limb blood flow and improved endothelium-dependent vasodilation in calf and forearm resistance arteries compared to sham control.
Why the study?
Does Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) improve peak limb blood flow and endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with coronary artery disease?
RCT
sham-controlled
randomized
Does Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) improve peak limb blood flow and endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with coronary artery disease?
EECP provides novel physiological benefits by improving peripheral resistance artery blood flow and vasodilatory capacity in patients with coronary artery disease.
EECP may enhance peripheral vascular function in CAD; confirms endothelium-dependent benefits on resistance arteries in sham-controlled RCT.
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) increases coronary artery perfusion and improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in peripheral muscular conduit arteries. It is unknown whether vasodilatory capacity is improved in the peripheral resistance vasculature. Here we provide novel evidence from the first randomized, sham-controlled study that EECP increases peak limb blood flow and improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in both calf and forearm resistance arteries in patients with coronary artery disease.
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Avery et al. (2013) conducted an RCT in coronary artery disease. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) vs. sham was evaluated on Peak limb blood flow and endothelium-dependent vasodilation in calf and forearm resistance arteries. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) increased peak limb blood flow and improved endothelium-dependent vasodilation in calf and forearm resistance arteries compared to sham control.
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