Reduced peripheral vascular reactivity in refractory angina pectoris: Effect of enhanced external counterpulsation.

Aims: To examine if the skin microvascular bed is altered and can be modified by enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) in patients with chronic refractory angina.

Methods: Twenty patients diagnosed with refractory angina were divided into EECP (n = 10) or no EECP (n = 10) groups. The data were compared to matched healthy subjects (n = 20).

Hospital utilization and costs for spinal cord stimulation compared with enhanced external counterpulsation for refractory angina pectoris.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare acute hospital utilization and costs for patients with refractory angina pectoris undergoing spinal cord stimulation (SCS) versus enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP).

Method: Seventy-three persons were included in this register study. The acute hospital utilization and costs for SCS and EECP were followed over a period from 12 months before treatment to 24 months after treatment using Patient Administrative Support in Skåne for publicly organized care.