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Wellness
Treatment
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Chronic Angina
Therapy: Enhanced External Counterpulsation
(EECP)
For
the first time in the UAE, this non-invasive
and pain-free procedure is used for
the treatment of angina pectoris (chest
pain), acute myocardial infarction and
congestive heart failure (CHF), or individuals
at risk for developing heart disease.
For the first time in the UAE, this
non-invasive and pain-free procedure
is used for the treatment of angina
pectoris (chest pain), acute myocardial
infarction and congestive heart failure
(CHF), or individuals at risk for developing
heart disease. Some of the hospital
whose practicing this are Cleveland
Clinic in USA, Hammersmith Hospital
in UK and Georgia Heart Centre in USA.
There are a large, increasing number
of patients who have persistent anginal
symptoms, who have exhausted the standard
treatments for revascularization and
remain severely restricted. Enhanced
External Counter pulsation (EECP) may
stimulate the openings or formation
of collaterals (small branches of blood
vessels) to create a natural bypass
around narrowed or blocked arteries.
Who is a candidate for
EECP?
You may be a candidate if you:
• Have chronic stable angina
• Are not receiving adequate relief
from angina by taking nitrates
•Do not qualify as a candidate
for invasive procedures (bypass surgery,
angioplasty, or stenting)
What happens during EECP
treatment?
EECP is a non-invasive, outpatient therapy.
During treatment:
Patients lie down on a padded table
in a treatment room
Three electrodes are applied to the
skin of the chest and connected to an
electrocardiograph (ECG) machine. The
ECG will display the heart’s rhythm
during treatment. Blood pressure is
also monitored.
A set of cuffs is wrapped around the
calves, thighs and buttocks. These cuffs
attach to air hoses that connect to
valves that inflate and deflate the
cuffs. Patients experience a sensation
of a strong "hug" moving upward
from calves to thighs to buttocks during
inflation followed by the rapid release
of pressure on deflation. Inflation
and deflation are electronically synchronized
with the heartbeat and blood pressure
using the ECG and blood pressure monitors.
How does EECP work?
The EECP treatment gently but firmly
compresses the blood vessels in the
lower limbs to increase blood flow to
your heart. Each wave of pressure is
electronically timed to the heartbeat,
so that the increased blood flow is
delivered to your heart at the precise
moment it is relaxing. When the heart
pumps again, pressure is released instantaneously.
This lowers resistance in the blood
vessels in the legs so that blood may
be pumped more easily from your heart.
EECP may encourage blood vessels to
open small channels that become extra
branches. These channels or collaterals
may eventually become "natural
bypass" vessels to provide blood
flow to heart muscle. This contributes
to the relief of angina symptoms.
How often are patients
treated?
Patients who are accepted for treatment
must undergo 35 hours of EECP therapy.
Treatment is administered 1-2 hours
a day, five days a week, for 7 weeks.
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Meals ( breakfast , lunch
, dinner )
Accommodation at the Centre
- complete with amenities (attached bathroom,
cable TV, and daily cleaning services).
Doctor On-Call at the Centre
- with free initial assessment, consultation
and Cardiac risk stratification
Aqua Aerobics - will be
conducted twice a week. The physiatrist,
physiotherapist, and aquatic therapist
will ensure that the aquatics program
design is sound, safe, and in-line with
the goals of the rehabilitation and management
of patients
Free Usage of the Center’s
Facilities. Rochester Wellness has two
outdoor pools, a Health Club facility
(Gym),3 sessions personal training with
fitness Instructor and steam bath.
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