An original research entitled “ Enhanced External Counterpulsation Efficacy on Exercise Endurance in COPD Patients and Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial” has been published in the  International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The study by authors Zhao M, Huang Y, Li L, Zhou L, Wu Z, Liu Y, Zhang H, Hu C […]

The RUC committee will be meeting next month to provide medicine’s perspective in helping Medicare establish relative values for External Counterpulsation (ECP) therapy. The current reimbursement rates for ECP therapy, finalized in the 2019 PFS rule, were based upon incomplete information, which resulted in a drastic 20% cut for ECP therapy (HCPCS code G0166). This […]

The new International Cardiology EECP/ECP Society (ICE.S) was launched today in India. Dr. Subramanian Ramasamy, CEO of Vasomeditech and Heal Your Heart EECP Treatment launched the society in Chennai, India. Among the many listed goals in the new Society’s Mission & Vision statement is its first goals, which is to advance the scientific knowledge and […]

The International EECP/ECP Society (IEECPS) is proud to announce that the first two physicians have successfully completed the new IEECPS Clinical Training course provided by Heal Your Heart VasoMeditech at its EECP therapy training center. The Society would like to congratulate Dr. Krishnaveni Kanason MBBS, of the Living Centre Sunaway Geo Avenue in Bandar Sunway […]

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, […]

On March 17, 2019, at the American College of Cardiology, currently taking place in New Orleans, an abstract authored by Sarah Coquis-Knezek, Marc Silver, Sanchit Puri, and Legacy Heart Care of Fort Worth, TX was presented demonstrating, in a patient cohort with angina and HFpEF, that EECP significantly improved six-minute walk distance, functional capacity, and […]

The Influence of Enhanced External Counterpulsation Intervention on the Biochemical Stress Distribution of Advanced Plaque: A 3D FSI Study Based on in vivo Animal Experiement. by Y Zhang, H Wang, A Mei, J Du, and G Wu was recently published online in Tech Science Press 21 February 2019. In the current ACCF/AHA Guideline and the […]

Effectiveness of enhanced external counter pulsation on clinical profile and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review was just recently published in Via Medical. The authors Vikram Singh, Girija Kumari1, 3, Bimal Chhajer2, Ashok Kumar Jhingan3, and Saurabh Dahiya state in the beginning of the article “Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) is a […]

The latest postings for the International EECP Society have been posted on the IEECPS’ Facebook page. There are currently over 6,370 followers and daily contributions on EECP therapy and cardiology issues are posted from all over the world.https://www.facebook.com/ieecps.org/

  Dr. Ivan Shashenkov, from the Russian Scientific and Methodological Centre for Clinical Use & Research of the EECP in Moscow, Russia successfully presented his poster (P1809) this past week at the European Society of Cardiology annual meeting in Munich, Germany. The abstract entitled “Effects of external counterpulsation therapy in patients with chronic ischemic heart […]