Pressure cuff treatment effective for heart patients
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Heart disease patients whose blood flow is boosted by pressurised cuffs wrapped around their legs experience fewer adverse events than a similar group treated with drugs, says Vasomedical the US company behind the non-surgical procedure. During the treatment, called enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), the pressurised cuffs are repeatedly inflated and deflated in time with the patient's beating heart.