EECP Clinical Study Published in the Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

A clinical study on EECP therapy entitled “Refractory angina frequencies during 7 weeks treatment by enhanced external counterpulsation in coronary artery disease patients with and without diabetes” was recently published in the Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 378-282). This retrospective study by Sahebjami, FR Madani, S Komasi, B Heydarpour, et al, from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in Kermanshah, Iran. In this retrospective study of 94 CAD patients (30 diabetics vs. 64 nondiabetics) who were referred to the cardiac rehabilitation department of Imam Ali Hospital of Kermanshah, Iran, during January 2006–2014 were assessed. The interventional method was EECP and medical records and frequencies of self-reported chest pain were the research instruments. Frequencies of pain in both diabetic and nondiabetic groups during 7 weeks had linear reduction, but this reduction was significant only among nondiabetic patients (P< 0.0005). For more information go to: http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2019;volume=22;issue=3;spage=278;epage=282;aulast=Sahebjami