Enhanced External Counterpulsation Treatment Improves Arterial Wall Properties and Wave Reflection Characteristics in Patients With Refractory Angina
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Enhanced external counterpulsation treatment improves arterial wall properties and wave reflection characteristics in patients with refractory angina.
OBJECTIVES To determine if arterial properties and wave reflection characteristics are favorably altered after enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) treatment in patients with refractory angina. BACKGROUND Early return of reflected waves from the lower body, resulting from increased arterial stiffness, augments central aortic pressure and increases left ventricular (LV) afterload and myoc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.04.094