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By Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., About.com Guide to Heart Disease since 2000

EECP for Heart Failure

Monday July 11, 2005
EECP (enhanced external counterpulsation) is a novel, non-invasive means of effectively treating angina that cardiologists just don't want to hear about. A new clinical trial suggests that EECP may also offer some benefit to patients with heart failure - but the evidence is equivocal, and probably won't change the minds of most cardiologists. Read about EECP for heart failure here.

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