| What is ECP Therapy? |
ECP Therapy is a Clinically proven, non-invasive treatment option available to patients with angina or congestive heart failure (CHF). It is primarily used in patients that have been
unresponsive to other therapies, in order to relive discomfort and improve quality of life .
ECP Therapy works to improve circulation to the heart muscle, increasing oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart and reducing the heart's workload .
ECP Therapy can help to build new pathways around blocked articles arteries in the heart by expanding networks of tiny collateral blood vessels that facilitate blood flow to the heart muscle. |
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| What happens during an ECP treatment? |
ECP treatment is a simple and comfortable procedure. The patient relaxes on a comfortably padded mattress while a trained nurse or therapist wraps the muscular areas of the patient's calves, thighs and buttocks with pneumatic cuffs, similar to blood pressure cuffs. Hoses connect the cuffs to an air pressure / vacuum pump enclosed within the bed base.
A typical course of treatment requires 35 one-hour sessions administered once daily, five/six days a week. Many patients report feeling improvement after as few as 10 treatment sessions. |
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| What are the benefits of ECP Therapy? |
ECP Therapy has demonstrated success in over 80% of patient treated, with significant improvement in relief of angina, increased endurance and reduced dependence
on medication.
It has been shown to reduce or eliminate the frequency and intensity of angina, ultimately allowing patients to experience an improved quality of life and increased tolerance. |
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| Are You a Candidate for ECP® Therapy? |
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- Do you ever get above symptoms when walking 1 or 2 blocks on level ground or climbing one flight of stairs at a normal pace?
- Do you feel that these symptoms limit your activities of daily living such as household chores?
- Do you ever get these symptoms at rest, after eating, or just watching television?
- Do you ever awaken at night with these symptoms?
- Have you decreased your activity in the past 6 months due to these symptoms?
- Do you avoid activity because you might get these symptoms?
- Do you take sorbitrate / nitroglycerin tablets before certain activites to prevent these symptoms?
- Are you dissatisified with your current quality of life beacause of lack of energy, symptoms, or inability to engage in
your normal activities of daily living?
- Have you ever had bypass surgey or an angioplasty?
- Do you have Chest Pain?
Angioplasty & Bypass Are The First Line Of Treatment For Emergency Cardiac Ailments.
But if
- You have failed Angioplasty / Bypass
- You have not got desired results after Angioplasty / Bypass
- You are unfit for Angioplasty / Bypass
- You cannot afford Angioplasty / Bypass
- You are apprehensive of Angioplasty / Bypass
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..... Then ECPTherapy is what you are looking for. |
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| Who does it work best for? |
| For many angina and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) sufferers, ECP therapy may be a preferred alternative to bypass surgery, angioplasty, stenting or medication.
ECP may be indicated for patients who have already had, or are not good candidates for, surgical intervention. It is often an ideal choice for stable angina patients with single or multiple vessel coronary artery disease. In some cases, patients may be able to improve coronary circulation and perfusion pressure before a scheduled bypass surgery.
The treatment is also useful for patients who do not tolerate or who prefer not to rely on medication. ECP may be inadvisable for patients with certain conditions, including: recent surgical intervention, uncontrolled arrhythmia, pacemaker, severe pulmonary disease, severe hypertension, aneurysms, pregnancy, or the presence of a burn, open wound,
or fracture on any limb subject to ECP treatment. A prescription from a licensed physician is required for ECP treatment. |
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| What are the benefits? |
Studies indicate that nearly 80 percent of angina sufferers benefit from ECP treatment. Most patients report that after the full course of treatment the angina symptoms are reduced or eliminated and they have a greater tolerance for exercise. Their social activities are no longer restricted and their dependence on anti-angina medications is lessened or liminated.
In addition to the subjective benefits of a more active lifestyle, ECP has been shown to provide long-term relief from angina symp toms. Although it is difficult to foresee how long the effects of ECP will last in an individual patient, studies show that the majority of patients sustain their ECP benefits for as long as 3-5 years (often longer than angioplasty of bypass grafts).
ECP therapy provides benefits that a physician can use to determine the effectiveness of treatment. Benefits are easily measured by response to exercise stress testing and radionuclide imaging. (For example, Thallium 201 imaging can clearly depict the increase in perfusion to previously ischemic areas of the heart.) |
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| What is the co of treatment? |
| A prescription for ECP treatment normally specifies a total of 35 hours of therapy, administered for one hour per day, 5 days a week for 7 weeks. Although most patients begin to experience relief from their angina symptoms after 3 or 4 weeks, some patients may require additional weeks of treatment before the angina symptoms are resolved. Because ECP is totally non-invasive and non- pharmacological, the risks associated with the treatment are extremely low. The most commonly reported side effects are skin irritation or temporary
muscle aches, resulting from the inflating and deflating action of the pressure cuffs. |
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| ScottCare's VIA CARE advantages |
- Non-invasive therapy for angina & congestive
heart failure
- Engineered for patient comfort, reliability and
ease of use
- Fully integrated patient management & Outcomes
reporting software
- Adjustable backrest provides optimal positions for
angina and CHF
- Complies with UL60601 safety standards and HIPAA
privacy regulations
- ScottCare - with rock solid financial backing - will be
here now and in the future
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| CLINICAL BENEFITS :- |
- Improves your health
- Improves your ability to
walk more distance
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- Relivess your shortness of breath
- Return to active lifestyle
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