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To: Starlight who wrote (1518)6/17/2002 4:05:19 PM
From: ddl  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 1605
 
I wonder if any of the long term holders, knowledgeable about this Co. has read or can tell me the results of this report...
>i>Health Technology Assessment Information Service, Windows on Medical Technology. "External counterpulsation for the treatment of stable angina." June 2000; 34:1-24.

It seems some organizations have reservations about this procedure and I post the following quote for comments...
Would love to read something more validating than this from third parties as this therapy is novel and appears simple.
thanks

Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) does not meet the following Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) criteria:

The scientific evidence does not permit conclusions concerning the effect of the technology on health outcomes.

It is impossible to determine if the technology improves health outcomes.

It is impossible to determine if the technology is as beneficial as any established alternatives.

The available literature does not validate reported improvement is attainable outside the investigational setting.