Key result
External counterpulsation is a safe, non-invasive, and effective treatment that reduces angina severity and improves quality of life in patients with refractory angina.
Why the study?
Does external counterpulsation improve symptoms in patients with refractory angina?
Does external counterpulsation improve symptoms in patients with refractory angina?
External counterpulsation is a recommended non-invasive treatment modality that provides sustained symptomatic improvement in patients with refractory angina.
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May relieve refractory angina symptoms; leaves open need for randomized trials before practice change.
Despite the great advances in conventional medical and invasive treatment of patients with coronary heart disease, a significant number of these patients continues to have a resistant to standard therapy angina pectoris. Many of these patients are not candidates for subsequent myocardial revascularisation procedures for many reasons, and optimal medical treatment is not allowed to effectively control the symptoms of angina pectoris. To treat this category of patients, a large number of different treatment methods have been proposed. External counterpulsation is one of the methods of treatment of patients with refractory angina.
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Alakbarov et al. (2018) conducted a review in Refractory angina. External counterpulsation was evaluated. External counterpulsation is a safe, non-invasive, and effective treatment that reduces angina severity and improves quality of life in patients with refractory angina.
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