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Biotech / Medical : Vasomedical Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David Mckenna who wrote (889)	2/27/1998 2:46:00 PM
From: David Mckenna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1605

Last night I attended the EECP seminar and Vasomedical equipment demonstration at a local cardiovascular rehabilitation center. First Dr. Richard Nesto of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (Boston) reviewed a clinical study which he recently completed. The study showed significant reduction in the amount of angina occurences as well as longer exercise time before ischemia for patients undergoing EECP versus placebo patients. The study is going to be published in next months journal of american medicine (JAM?). The following message emerged from Dr. Nesto and my fathers cardiologist who also attended: EECP can increase the quality of life (short term)for some patients, the question is whether EECP will increase the longevity of life, this is still yet to be determined. If EECP only helps quality of life, why not just take nitro- pills. EECP appears very safe. VASO info: The equipment was not as old and primitive (analog dials .vs. touch screen) as the Cardiomedics .vs. Vaso comparison impression. Dr. Nesto has seen the Cardiomedics equipment and was not impressed, he heard that the Cardio equipment was breaking down alot, whereas the Vaso equipment was more robust. Equipment cost is $250K. 48 insurance companies have agreed to re-imburse EECP therapy. Bottom line is that both Cardio and Vaso will probably succeed if EECP has long term health benefits. Personal note: The ideal candidate is a person with stable angina whereas my father has unstable angina and silent ischemia so it would be difficult for him and his doctor to measure any improvement due to the EECP therapy. I am still going to push for him to get in done, what's he got to lose?