PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION IN THE ANGINA PATIENT

Authors
FRICCHIONE GL JAGHAB K LAWSON W HUI JCK JANDORF L ZHENG ZS COHN PF SOROFF H
Citation
Gl. Fricchione et al., PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION IN THE ANGINA PATIENT, Psychosomatics, 36(5), 1995, pp. 494-497
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychology,Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Psychosomatics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333182
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
494 - 497
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3182(1995)36:5<494:PEOEEC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive pantaloon d evice designed to increase coronary artery flow in the treatment of an gina. This pilot study, conducted in 1992-1993, which used psychosocia l testing pre- and posttreatment, yielded data suggesting that EECP is well tolerated psychosocially and produced improvement in the anginal syndrome. More comprehensive research is under way to test these prel iminary conclusions.