Why the study?
Does enhanced external counterpulsation therapy improve myocardial perfusion and coronary flow reserve in patients with chronic stable angina?
Population
11 patients with chronic stable angina pectoris, mean age 61.6+/-9.7, 8 male
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
After 35 1-hour sessions
Authors
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EECP was associated with perfusion gains in stable angina; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does enhanced external counterpulsation therapy improve myocardial perfusion and coronary flow reserve in patients with chronic stable angina?
Enhanced external counterpulsation therapy improves myocardial perfusion, coronary flow reserve, and exercise tolerance in patients with chronic stable angina, potentially through the recruitment of collateral vessels.
Daisaku Masuda (2001) studied this question.
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