Refractory Angina | Research Paper

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Improves Exercise Tolerance, Reduces Exercise-Induced Myocardial Ischemia and Improves Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Urano H, Ikeda H, Ueno T, Matsumoto T, Murohara T, Imaizumi T. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001 Jan;37(1):93-99.

Psychosocial Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in the Angina Patient: A Second Study

Springer S, Fife A, Lawson W, Hui JCK, Jandorf L, Cohn PF, Fricchione G. Psychosomatics. 2001 Mar-Apr;42(2):124-132.

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Improved Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Flow Reserve in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina; Evaluation by 13N-Ammonia Positron Emission Tomography.

Masuda D, Nohara R, Hirai T, Kataoka K, Chen LG, Hosokawa R, Inubushi M, Tadamura E, Fujita M, Sasayama S. European Heart Journal. 2001 Aug;22(16):1451-1458.

Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Stress Radionuclide Coronary Perfusion and Exercise Capacity in Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris.

Stys TP, Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Fleishman B, Manzo K, Strobeck JE, Tartaglia J, Ramasamy S, Suwita R, Zheng ZS, Liang H, Werner D. American Journal of Cardiology. 2002 Apr 1;89(7):822-824.

Exercise Capability and Myocardial Perfusion in Chronic Angina Patients Treated with Enhanced External Counterpulsation.

Tartaglia J, Stenerson Jr J, Charney R, Ramasamy S, Fleishman BL, Gerardi P, Hui JCK. Clinical Cardiology. 2003 Jun;(26):287-290.

The Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Myocardial Perfusion in Patients with Stable Angina: A Multicenter Radionuclide Study.

Michaels ADF, Raisinghani A, Soran O, de Lame PA, Lemaire ML, Kligfield P, Watson DD, Conti CR, Beller G. American Heart Journal. 2005 Nov;150(5):1066-1073.

The Immediate and Long-term Outcome of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Treatment of Chronic Stable Refractory Angina.

Loh PH, Louis AA, Wundram J, Rigby AS, Cook J, Hurren S, Nikolay NP, Caplin J, Cleland JG. Journal of Internal Medicine. 2006 Mar;259(3):276-284.

One Year Follow-up of Patients with Refractory Angina Pectoris Treated with Enhanced External Counterpulsation.

Pettersson T, Bondesson S, Cojocaru D, Ohlsson O, Wackenfors A, Edvinsson L. BMC Cardiovascular Disorder. 2006 Jun 15;6:28.

Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Anginal Symptoms and Improvements in Objective Measures of Myocardial Ischaemia.

Yavari M, Montazeri HR. Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa. 2007 May-Jun;18(3):154-156.

An Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Enhanced External Counterpulsation at West Virginia University Hospitals.

Sajja V, Dod H, Beto R, Jain AC, Hobbs GR, Finkel MS. The West Virginia Medical Journal. 2007 May-Jun;103(3):10-12

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