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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Former Indian President "Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP), a truly non-operative, non-pharmaceutical, safe and effective treatment which has made big news in the west. EECP is FDA (USA) approved and finds reference in medical and cardiology textbooks... Now the treatment is available in most of the leading hospitals of the world." read more...

Dr Ajayakumar MD DM FIC
Consultant In Diabetes, Medicine “Enhanced External Counter-Pulsation or EECP is a procedure to diminish the symptoms of cardiac ischemia in individuals with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy who are not amenable to Coronary revascularisation and in individuals with advanced heart failure due to an ischemic etiology.” read more...

Dr. Madhu Sreedharan
Consultant In Diabetes, Medicine " EECP was put to use in the USA after it was approved by the FDA for treating Stable Angina, Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, and Inoperable Heart Disease. It is not a substitute to either Angioplasty or CABG, but is a very good alternative in patients with angina not responding to optimal medical management and are not candidates for Coronary Revascularization. There are increasing reports in which short course EECP shows promise for the high risk CABG cases. This could be a very good method in providing symptom relief and enhancing quality of life in patients with Ischemic Cardiomayopathy. " read more...

Dr M.P. Naresh Kumar
MS, MCh, FRCS
Director & Chief cardiothorasic Surgeon
Harvey Healthcare Pvt Ltd. Chennai. "The treatment is very appealing to me since it is Non-Invasive, Less Expensive, out patients (Patient's dont have to be admitted in hospital), and very safe. This treatment holds to be a good viable option for patients who have extensive diffuse non-revascullarizable coronary artery disease and patient who has refractory angina (recurrent chest pain) despite having undergone surgery and angioplasty. "

K Meer Mustafa Hussain
Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University "He was speaking at the inauguration of the Indian Patient EECP Registry here on Saturday. The registry is an effort of Frontier Lifeline Hospital, whose chairman KM. Cherian, was also present. The registry will have 30 centres that provide the treatment across the country and would share data with the international registry in Pittsburgh University, Pennsylvania, U.S. " read more...