EECP
Narrowed or blocked arteries can rob people of breath, energy and quality of life. But invasive bypass surgery or angioplasty is sometimes not a viable or recommended treatment option. In such cases, Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is an attractive treatment alternative for patients who can no longer benefit from additional surgery or angioplasty, and for whom medical therapy has already been maximized.

At PCC, patients can undergo EECP treatment as comfortably as lying on a bed. Blood pressure cuffs on the calves and thighs rapidly inflate and deflate in time with the heartbeat to improve the flow of healthy, oxygenated blood to the heart by opening or forming small (collateral) blood vessels, which create natural bypasses around narrowed or blocked arteries). In doing so, EECP reduces or eliminates angina, increases energy and stamina, returns patients to activities they thought they had given up forever.