New Directions

• Studies have shown EECP is a means of improving perfusion (blood supply) to other organs of the body  than just the heart.

Studies also support a positive clinical benefit for:

• Erectile dysfunction
• Restless leg syndrome
• Tinnitus
• Mild peripheral vascular disease

• Further studies suggest there may well be effective clinical applications for EECP in other pathology such as increasing re-perfusion after:

• cerebral ischaemia (stroke)
• retinal ischaemia

• There is an increasing trend internationally for patients who have significant risk factors such as obesity, strong family history of heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and high blood pressure to undergo self-funded EECP treatment on a prophylactic basis  (i.e. before the onset of angina or heart problems).
• There are also applications for sports injury recovery and rehabilitation.