EECP: Keeping heart with care

Introduction:

There was a time when the heart diseases were one of those problems, which were feared by the people more than any problem. It is not that they are not feared in today’s time, but the various treatments, which are available to cure them or to control them, have made people relax on this thing a bit. The time when people used to die suddenly with these problems is long gone. Now the medical science has found the best treatments. Treatments and death rate are increased in comparison to past, but still heart attack is a major disease. Heart attack is the result of many causes, but the primary one is the heart, which cannot move the blood flow as required.

The common reasons of heart failure are high blood pressure, viral infections and diabetes. The medical science has developed many treatments to cure heart failure, but still it claims 6,00,0000 deaths per year.

There are a number of treatments, which can solve the problems related to heart these days and one of the most popular is the EECP treatment. The EECP is the acronym of Enhanced External Counter Pulsation and is considered as the most effective treatment for heart failure.

Process:

This is a treatment, which does not involve any medication before the treatment. There are pneumatic cuffs, which are attached to the legs of the patient from one end, and the other ends of these cuffs are attached to the necessary equipment. With these equipment, the practitioner is able to monitor the heart rate of the patient. The cuffs contract or expand as per the system of the electrocardiogram, which increases the preload and reduces the blood load.

Duration:

This therapy is continued with a person for 7 weeks, which include a session of 2 to 3 hours for five days in a week. This therapy affects the patients, and he feels very much active and peaceful after this treatment is over. This also increases the energy level of the patient.

Popularity:

As the time passes and the patients gain from this treatment, it is gaining more and more popularity in the medical field. Both men and women are equally benefited by this treatment.

Advantage:

This type of treatment has many advantages, which a patient can have. This is a beneficial treatment which takes the patient away from the horrors of surgery. Some of the benefits of EECP treatment are:

· This therapy makes it very easy for the practitioners treat their patients.

· This is a new kind of treatment, which does not need any opening to be made on the body.

· The patients are more relaxed due to the nature of treatment and co-operate with the doctor more easily.

· This kind of therapy is effective for all the patients who are between the ages of 19 years to 97 years.

· With no involvement of any kind of medication, the treatment is free of any kind of potential risk.