EECP (Enhanced External Counter Pulsation)

EECP Treatment For Heart Blockage Without Surgery    Click to read full blog  Overview   Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive treatment for coronary artery disease patients who have severe angina and those who are considered to be candidates for angioplasty or bypass surgery may benefit from external counter pulsation (ECP). Some patients with high risk of heart failure also have had good results with the treatment. The most popular benefit is also that EECP may promote collateral development and improve myocardial perfusion also improves the quality of life . What Is EECP?   This non-invasive procedure is believed to help the growth of new blood vessels in the heart naturally and improves the flow of existing blood vessels.  ECP is highly recommended when physicians have exhausted with other therapies and treatments.   ECP also be used in addition to bypass surgery and angioplasty to enha...

  Effects of blood pressure on cardiovascular disease   Blood pressure is the strongest or one of the strongest risk factors for almost different cardiovascular diseases, including coronary disease. The relationship between blood pressure and cardiovascular makes the distinction between high normal blood pressure and hypertension based on arbitrary cut-off values for blood pressures.     The average body has 5 liters of blood circulating continuously through a network of arteries, veins, and capillaries. The heart is the miraculous  machine that maintains circulation, contracting, and relaxing on average 70 to 80 times per minute pushing blood through 4 chambers that either receive from or discharge to a network of blood vessels.   A pressure reading of 120/80 is considered normal whereas you are classed as pre-hypertensive in the range up to 139/89 and hypertensive with readings above that. The interesting  thing is you don't know whether you ha...