ArticleCureus2020
The Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) on Quality of life in Patient with Coronary Artery Disease not Amenable to PCI or CABG.
Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cardiac rehabilitation based on enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with acute coronary syndrome.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Effects of Long-Term Treatment with Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Open-Label Clinical Trial.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- Ranolazine for improving coronary microvascular function in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis with a trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Enhanced external counterpulsation increases coronary flow reserve in coronary microvascular disease.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
- Impact of Enhanced External Counter-pulsation Therapy on Glycaemic Control in People With Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology · 2023Review
- A Systematic Review on the Economic Evaluations Evidence of Enhanced External Counter-Pulsation (EECP) for Managing Chronic Stable Angina.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Review
- The Endothelium as a Therapeutic Target in Diabetes: A Narrative Review and Perspective.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive FDA approved therapy for patients with refractory angina pectoris. The EECP mechanism of action is similar to that of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) by administering a vigorous pressure pulse via external blood pressure cuffs during the diastole. The benefit of EECP includes improvement in angina severity, angina stability, maximal walking capacity and generalized improvement in overall health. Seatle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) is a valid, reliable and sensitive measure of health-related quality of life. It is also a sensitive and reproducible evaluation tool to measure the response to an intervention. We did a pre-test post-test designed prospective study to evaluate the effect of EECP on the quality of life in patients with CAD. There was a significant difference between SAQ-7 health-related quality of life between the pre-EECP and post-EECP groups (P value= <0.01). Moreover, a positive correlation was reported between the New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification before treatment and post-EECP SAQ-7 health-related quality of life (P value=0.015).
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