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external counterpulsation

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external counterpulsation,
a noninvasive technique for providing counterpulsation (assisted heart pumping). In one technique the limbs are placed in inflatable trousers. Inflation and deflation are synchronized with the cardiac cycle, generating augmented blood flow during diastole and assisted ejection during systole.


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Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a safe, non-invasive procedure that can overcome heart disease in two ways--by passively exercising the heart to strengthen the vascular system and by targeting inflammation, the underlying culprit in damaged blood vessels that inhibits blood flow.
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About EECP(R) Therapy EECP external counterpulsation therapy is typically given in 35 one-hour sessions over seven weeks.
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