ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION AS AN ADJUNCT TO REVASCULARIZATIONIN UNSTABLE ANGINA

Authors
LAWSON WE HUI JCK OSTER ZH ZHENG ZS CABAHUG C KATZ JP DERVAN JP BURGER L JIANG LX SOROFF HS COHN PF
Citation
We. Lawson et al., ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION AS AN ADJUNCT TO REVASCULARIZATIONIN UNSTABLE ANGINA, Clinical cardiology, 20(2), 1997, pp. 178-180
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Clinical cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609289
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
178 - 180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(1997)20:2<178:EECAAA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is an effective noninvasive treatment for chronic stable angina. Despite intensive risk factor mod ification, a patient required two surgical coronary revascularizations and seven multivessel angioplasties over a 26-month period, demonstra ting recurrent unstable angina and persistent thallium perfusion defec ts despite revascularization. Post EECP, angina was relieved, thallium defects were resolved, and the patient has remained asymptomatic for 36 months.