Toronto, ON - Among congestive heart failure (CHF) patients completing a full course of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) therapy, the unconventional treatment is associated with significant ...

Over the last year, Fred Lembkie, 62, has had three heart attacks, a failed bypass surgery, two subsequent angioplasty procedures and stents inserted into his arteries. When the Portland, Ore., man ...

In the Prospective Evaluation of EECP in Congestive Heart Failure (PEECH) trial, EECP improved exercise duration, symptom status, and QOL in patients with mild-to-moderate heart failure who were ...

A new, non-invasive, outpatient approach to treating serious heart disease is decidedly LOW-tech. It's called "enhanced external counter-propulsion," or EECP, for short. It involves wrapping blood ...

Angina is chest pain that happens when there isn't enough blood going to part of your heart. It can feel like a heart attack, with pressure or squeezing in your chest. It's sometimes called angina ...