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What procedures is enhanced external counter pulsation seen as an alternative to?
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ECCP: Not as an alternative to any procedure but as a complementary procedure to medications for angina.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Surgery, angioplasty: Eecp is used for chronic angina as a way to develop the little collateral vessels in your heart. Most commonly this would be used in patients who have no further surgical, angioplasty, or further medicine options.
Answered 9/28/2016
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