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William Wagner - 28 Oct 2006 15:00 GMT

Treating Heart Disease (1 Letter)

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/28/opinion/l28heart.html

Published: October 28, 2006
To the Editor:
³Doctors Rethink Widespread Use of Heart Stents² (front page, Oct. 21)
did not mention a key point that every physician knows: coronary artery
disease is a systemic illness affecting the entire circulation, and
target-specific remedies like stents place Band-Aids on a bigger problem.
The tragedy is that the $6 billion business of stents, which is proving
to be more dangerous over time, is not treating heart disease after all.
There is a systemwide, noninvasive treatment called Enhanced External
Counterpulsation (EECP), which is so often ignored because of economics,
not science.
A full course of EECP costs Medicare a fraction of one stenting
procedure and offers physicians and hospitals very little and the
pharmaceutical industry nothing.
EECP does, however, offer patients substantial relief and improvement in
quality of life without risk of heart attacks or death, unlike the
drug-coated stents in widespread use, despite the little scientific
evidence of long-term benefits.

Debra Braverman, M.D.
Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 2006
The writer is an author of a book about Enhanced External
Counterpulsation.

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William Wagner - 29 Oct 2006 19:15 GMT

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I am very surprised no one here did this Bacharach which is local sees
value.

Bill

http://www.bacharach.org/cardio/index.html

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EECP stands for Enhanced External Counter Pulsation, a revolutionary
non-surgical treatment option for angina.
EECP offers hope for angina patients for whom bypass surgery or balloon
angioplasty is not an option, due to underlying disease or other
physical limitations.
EECP is a computer-controlled machine that works without needles or
catheters of any kind. Special cuffs are wrapped around the lower
extremeties and inflated in a carefully orchestrated sequence,
manipulating the blood pressure and improving blood flow to relieve
angina without surgery.

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Cardiac Rehab is a very special kind of rehabilitation, designed to
strengthen the heart and lungs especially after heart attack or
cardiac surgery.
And Bacharach is the only facility in the region equipped with EECP, a
revolutionary non-surgical cardiac treatment system.
The center looks like a health club, with treadmills, stationary
bicycles and other exercise equipment. But, unlike a health club, the
Cardiac Rehab center is staffed by therapists and physiologists
specially trained to oversee a physician-supervised controlled exercise
program.
Cardiac rehab is prescribed for those recovering from:

Heart attack

Open heart bypass or valve surgery

Stable angina

Peripheral vascular disease

Cardiopulmonary conditions

Our comprehensive outpatient services include:

Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation

Monitored exercises using treadmills, bicycles,

rowing, arm ergometers, stairmaster and weights

Continuous monitoring of vital signs: telemetry

monitoring, blood pressure and pulse oximetry

Extensive education rearding risk factors,

behavior and nutrition

On-going progress notes provided to the

referring physician

Phase III Maintenance Program*

Continuation of exercise program for carry-over

at home

Monitor blood pressure (at rest and when

exercising) and redesign exercise prescription

Clinical level exercise physiologists, cardiovascular

nurses, exercise specialist and cardiopulmonary

technicians.

* Atlantic County offers a 6 month grant to qualified AtlantiC County
seniors. Call for information

To learn more call
(609) 748-2091 or e-mail.

EECP stands for Enhanced External Counter Pulsation, a revolutionary
non-surgical treatment option for angina.
EECP offers hope for angina patients for whom bypass surgery or balloon
angioplasty is not an option, due to underlying disease or other
physical limitations.
EECP is a computer-controlled machine that works without needles or
catheters of any kind. Special cuffs are wrapped around the lower
extremeties and inflated in a carefully orchestrated sequence,
manipulating the blood pressure and improving blood flow to relieve
angina without surgery.
To learn more, ask your doctor or call the Cardiac Rehab Center at call
(609) 748-2091 or e-mail.
EECP is a registered trademark of Vasomedical, Inc.

http://www.bacharach.org/cardio/index.html

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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD - 30 Oct 2006 18:57 GMT

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Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love,

Andrew <><
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Andrew B. Chung
Cardiologist, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit

As for knowing who are the very elect, these you will know by the
unconditional love they have for everyone including their enemies
(Matthew 5:44-45, 1 Corinthians 13:3, James 2:14-17).

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