Heal Your Heart with EECP The Only Noninvasive Way to Overcome Heart Disease

by BRAVERMAN, DEBRA

• ISBN13: 9781587612442
• ISBN10: 1587612445
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Celestial Arts

Summary

If you suffer from or are at risk for heart disease, surgery and invasive procedures are not your only options. There is a noninvasive, safe, and painless treatment that is clinically proven to be more successful in reversing the effects of the disease, improving blood circulation, and strengthening the cardiovascular system, all for a fraction of the medical costs. This groundbreaking procedure is called enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), and it has been the best-kept secret in medicine-until now.Doctors have discovered that invasive procedures that treat specific artery blockages offer only a short-term fix for the underlying problem: poor blood flow. Using blood pressure cuffs to help push blood through the body, EECP promotes the development of new blood vessels to naturally bypass coronary blockages, restoring the flow of healthy, oxygenated blood to the heart. As a result, EECP reduces or eliminates symptoms such as chest pain, fatigue, and shortness of breath; increases energy and stamina; and returns heart patients to activities they thought they had given up forever. In HEAL YOUR HEART WITH EECP, Dr. Debra Braverman dispenses critical information about this revolutionary treatment.EECP patients are less likely than bypass, angioplasty, and stent patients to have a heart attack or require hospital stays.EECP is the ideal weapon in the fight against heart disease for patients battling obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and more.EECP brings none of the risks of surgery or invasive procedures and is provided in an outpatient setting.EECP is approved by the FDA and Medicare and covered by most private insurers, and it is appropriate for nearly all heart disease sufferers, regardless of age, size, or other medical conditions.

Author Biography

DEBRA BRAVERMAN, M.D., is a nationally recognized expert in EECP treatment who has been featured on the Early Show, in Time, and in other national publications. She is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the founder of VitalHeart EECP Clinics, the largest EECP practice in the United States. Dr. Braverman has treated more patients with EECP than any other physician in the country. She lives in Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Foreword	x
Julian Whitaker
Test Your Heart Disease Knowledge	xii
Introduction: Getting to the Heart of Heart Disease	1	(13)
EECP is a Modern Marvel
There Is No Cutting on the Cutting Edge	14	(19)
My Journey to EECP	15	(2)
The Marvel of EECP	17	(9)
Common Questions	26	(4)
Who Should Not Have EECP	30	(2)
It's a No-Brainer	32	(1)
Heart Health 101
It All Comes Down to Blood Flow	33	(20)
Flow: A Concept for the Ages	33	(3)
The Anatomy of Heart Disease	36	(6)
Going beyond the Blockage	42	(1)
A Low-Tech Solution for a High-Tech Problem	43	(9)
A Jump Start	52	(1)
Putting It to the Test
Clinical Proof That EECP Works	53	(25)
In the Beginning	53	(1)
The First Signs of Success	54	(5)
A Foothold in the United States	59	(7)
Wide-Ranging Benefits	66	(4)
A New Set of Rules	70	(7)
Unheard-of Success Rates	77	(1)
What To Expect During EECP
Logistics, Specifics, and Special Cases	78	(21)
Logistics and Specifics	78	(9)
Special Cases: Subpopulations	87	(2)
Special Cases: Other Medical Conditions	89	(9)
Boosting Blood Flow	98	(1)
The Possibilities Are Endless
EECP's Benefits beyond Heart Disease	99	(19)
EECP and the Ailing Body	99	(11)
EECP and the Healthy Body	110	(7)
Flow Is Fundamental	117	(1)
Heart Disease in Modern Medicine
Why Haven't I Heard about This Before?	118	(12)
American Medicine: The Higher-Tech, the Better	119	(2)
EECP Won't Pay the Bills	121	(2)
The (Un)Natural Order of Things	123	(1)
Heart Disease: The Not-So-Straight Scoop	124	(1)
Informed Consent and Bioethics	125	(3)
The Doctor-Patient Relationship	128	(1)
Information Is Power	129	(1)
Staying on the Path To Good Health
Taking Control after EECP	130	(22)
Fight the Temptation of Physical Inactivity	131	(2)
Get Moving!	133	(6)
Manage Stress and Anxiety	139	(3)
Quit Smoking	142	(3)
Drink Alcohol Only in Moderation	145	(1)
Manage High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, and Cholesterol	146	(5)
Live Long and Well	151	(1)
The Evolution of a Revolution
EECP and the Future of Medicine	152	(11)
The Systemic Solution to a Systemic Problem	155	(1)
A Unique Opportunity for Doctor-Patient Relationships	156	(1)
Why Wait?	157	(1)
What's Next?	158	(1)
A Glimpse of Things to Come	158	(4)
What Is at Stake?	162	(1)
Endnotes	163	(20)
Test Your Heart Disease Knowledge: Answer Key	183	(1)
Frequently Asked Questions	184	(8)
Resource Directory	192	(3)
Glossary	195	(10)
Index	205	(11)
About the Author	216