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Some benefits of EECP

EECP has been shown to significantly increase intracoronary blood flow, and assist with your heart pumping blood effectively, as evidenced in this AHA study. Learn more today!

Left Ventricular Systolic Unloading and Augmentation of Intracoronary Pressure and Doppler Flow During Enhanced External Counterpulsation Background— Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive, pneumatic technique that provides beneficial effects for patients with chronic, symptomatic angina pectoris. However, the physi

More and more EECP is getting recognized as a valuable tool in helping with the management of hypertension, and other vascular related diseases, as is talked about in this 2023 study abstract from the Journal of the American Heart Association. 👇

Abstract P2148: Beyond Traditional Pharmacology: A Critical Appraisal Of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) As A Promising Alternative Treatment For Hypertension Introduction: Hypertension is a significant global public health concern and a leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Despite the availability of numerous pharmacological therapies, many hypertensi

Before (EECP) I felt like I was going backwards, now I feel way more energized - John T. Bridge Heart Care Clinic patient

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These recent 2022 studies have shown that EECP can help relieve the symptoms of Long COVID, including chest pain and brain fog. Click the links below to learn more. 👇

https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2022/02/14/14/25/Enhanced-External-Counterpulsation-Offers-Potential-Treatment-Option-for-Long-COVID-Patients

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.14980

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Come check out our newly renovated building, and while you're at it get a head start on your health and fitness for summer with an EECP treatment! ☀️
Conveniently located on 3rd Ave S, downtown Lethbridge.

EECP has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment to improve quality of life in people who are too high risk for cardiac surgeries!
Click the link below to learn more! 👇
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7273423/

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Heart health month is upon us again! Click the link to get access to some great informative resources, and learn more about what your blood pressure means for you!

Resources for Individuals and Patients | cdc.gov Share resources, graphics, and messages about CVD.

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Having problems with circulation? This 2010 article showed that EECP improved function in peripheral arteries, as well as increasing vasodilation factors, and decreasing vasoconstriction factors.
Get the details below! 👇

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.109.923482

Enhanced External Counterpulsation Improves Peripheral Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in Patients With Chronic Angina Background—Mechanisms responsible for anti-ischemic benefits of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) remain unknown. This was the first randomized sham-controlled study to investigate the extrac

This got me through a really tough time in my life where my health could have gone downhill in a hurry. - S.K., Bridge Heart Care patient

Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the aortic valve narrows. This narrowing prevents the valve from fully opening, which obstructs blood flow from your heart into your aorta and onward to the rest of your body.

I don't get winded when I walk anymore- Charles, Bridge Heart Care patient

Check for the Heart-Check mark and be confident that the food you’re eating aligns with the American Heart Association’s science-backed guidelines for healthy eating. See http://spr.ly/6185JMPfB for more details.

I no longer feel like I'm just existing, and struggling to get through the day- Y.B. Bridge Heart Care patient

Exercise is key to a healthy body, especially to help prevent and combat cardiovascular disease.
EECP has the same effect on your arteries as intense cardiovascular exercise without you having to do anything!

Exercise Prescriptions: Working Out as Medicine Fewer than 1 in 5 US adults meet these guidelines. Would a prescription from your doctor help?

Your left main coronary artery supplies 85% of the blood to your heart!
This is why when it is blocked, it has earned the nickname "widow maker".

The Widowmaker!
Why is a heart attack that afflicts the left coronary artery called the "widowmaker"?
The coronary arteries are the sole suppliers of clean arterial blood to the heart muscle itself. They deliver 200 -250 mL of blood to the myocardium per minute at rest.The left coronary artery carries about 85% of the blood supply to the heart, while the right coronary artery carries the remainder. The coronary arteries begin just above the aortic valve where the aorta exits the heart.
The left main coronary artery supplies the left ventricle, interventricular septum, and parts of the right ventricle. The two main branches are the left anterior descending and the circumflex arteries. The right coronary artery supplies the right atrium & right ventricle. It supplies a small part of the left ventricle and the conduction system. It's two main branches are the right anterior descending and the marginal branch. In addition to the two main arteries many smaller connections between arterioles provides back-up circulation.

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Ever wonder what the term "ejection fraction" means?

Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body. Healthy arteries are flexible and elastic. Over time, however, too much pressure in your arteries can make the walls thick and stiff, sometimes restricting blood flow to your organs and tissues. This process is called arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.
Atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis, but the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Atherosclerosis refers to the buildup of fats and cholesterol in and on your artery walls (plaques), which can restrict blood flow.
These plaques can also burst, triggering a blood clot and possibly an MI or CVA. Although atherosclerosis is often considered a heart problem, it can affect arteries anywhere in your body. Atherosclerosis is a preventable and treatable condition.

Fun facts about some of what makes your hearts cells so special!

Myocardial cells are unlike all other cells in the body based on four characteristics: automaticity, excitability, conductivity, and contractility.
Excitability is the ability of a cardiac cell to respond to a stimulus by depolarizing and firing an action potential.
Conductivity is the capacity of the cardiac cells to transmit electricity between them.
Contractility is the measure of cardiac pump performance, and more specifically the degree to which muscle fibers can shorten when activated by a stimulus independent of preload and afterload.
Automaticity is the cardiac cell's ability to spontaneously generate an electrical impulse (depolarize).

This 2012 study showed that EECP can reduce arterial stiffness, and improve arterial function!
Click below to learn more!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383356/

🛑 Know the signs! 🛑

FACT: 60% of stroke deaths are women. Why? Women are more likely to have subtle warning signs of stroke, like fatigue, nausea or memory problems. With all the things women have on their to-do lists every day, those symptoms can be easily missed or brushed off.

If you or someone you love experience any of these symptoms, call 911.

Sometimes laughter isn't the best medicine, medicine is!
We work with your doctors to ensure that you get the best healthcare possible!

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This 2010 study showed that a course of EECP therapy was able to decrease pain, and improve the quality of life, in people affected by coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease for over two years!
Click the link to learn more!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19841026/

The efficacy and safety of enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with peripheral arterial disease - PubMed Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common in patients with severe coronary artery disease (CAD) and is considered a relative contraindication to external enhanced counterpulsation (EECP), but there are no data that define the efficacy and safety of EECP in patients with PAD. The International EECP...