I had my first stent, almost 20 years ago in the OM artery. It did result in a vast improvement in my main symptom, which was shortness of breath.
I had to have two more stents put in the same artery about five years later,and again, my symptoms improved.
Because I refuse to take all of the crappy medicines that they wanted me to take, especially statins, my doctor, as a last resort, let me try the EECP and the results were amazing!
I have been virtually symptom-free for the last five years. I was able to stop taking all nitrates which I was using when I had an issue with my breath.
I am 75 years old now and my cardiologist doesn’t understand why I’m doing so well. He told me I was gonna live to 90 and then at my last visit upgraded that to 100!
I think the EECP is very little known and should be used much more widely, but then a lot of people would rather take a pill then go through a rigorous seven week treatment. I also suspect that the drug companies prefer it that way!
Very interesting article and a very interesting follow up comment with an actual testimony to the effectiveness of the EECP procedure. I had never heard of this modality before reading this article. Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck getting to 100.
Thanks! I think the children born today will probably routinely live past 100 given the advances in Medicine, but I might be a little behind the curve at 75!
..."I am 75 years old now and my cardiologist doesn’t understand why I’m doing so well"...doesn't give me one ounce of faith in cardiology. If the cardio guy doesn't understand EECP and how it works, he is a bum.
I like the idea of EECP it fits nicely with the benefits of Blood flow Restriction which both my husband and I find very helpful. Since I’ve been using this method every day, I no longer bruise easily, don’t get up to pee in the night (previously it was at least twice) and have more energy and better sleep quality. I would also highly recommend reading Tom Cowan’s book because it’s both useful and fascinating. The essay discusses the implications of both stress and emotional upset on cause of heart attacks. Chinese medicine has long been aware of these links, there is even some research on changes to daylight saving causing an increase in heart attacks when the clocks go forward.
I hope you post about your experiences and I will wait and see. Could you say whether you are using for general health or are you an athlete? I’m 67 and definitely not an athlete in fact I have mobility problems due to spinal cord injury so I don’t want to spend a lot on something far greater than my needs. I asked ChatGPT how I could get the occlusion correct with just a pulse oximeter and it gave me the very simple protocol which I will try next time I use the method (which is everyday) because I have been concerned that I’m occluding too much.
I have looked at this and also Suji but they are a very big investment in comparison to just a cuff and a sphyg. What I’m trying to establish is the additional benefit with the very much larger outlay and I don’t know if it’s so obviously justified. Have you used KAATSU? If so could you give me your experience and are you happy with the cost benefit ratio?
Hi Susie, I just ordered the KAATSU C4 online 3 days ago, so haven't yet received it. (I used discount code DRM for 10% off.) I also thought the price was quite high, but I was confident buying it due to my research & Dr. Mercola's endorsement/articles/videos about it over the years. I had tried using a manual blood pressure cuff for BFR, but it wouldn't hold at 200 pressure for even a few seconds. I think KAATSU is a safer option because it ensures arterial flow is never cut off by not fully occluding blood flow, like a cuff may. Just yesterday, I read a lady's post who said in her 60's she couldn't get up off the floor by herself, and now, after using KAATSU, she can. For that reason alone, it would be worth it to me, as I'd never want to be in that position.
And what?...change the system that would take away yearly million dollar incomes earned by cardio-bums that perform useless interventions and surgeries?
For criminy sake...is there ANYTHING about the modern stone age medical mafia that isn't based on a mountain of lies and deceptions?
Poor venous return leads to many heart diseases in the long term.
I always treat my patients' calves with acupuncture when they have any issues with circulation, the heart, the liver, the digestion, or pain. Tight calves block venous return. You must work either with fascia or by pulsation, as this article suggests.
Husband had a triple bypass in 2003. Getting a fancy stress test TODAY as his oxygen has gone down a bit. He must read this before anything else is done. Thank you.
Thank you for this informative article. My mind is BLOWN. It’s reassuring to know about the “dense, saturated network of small vessels covering the entire surface of the heart.”
I’m female, 65 years old, and have extensive coronary calcium per two EBCT scans. Fortunately, I don’t have any symptoms. I will look into EECP as well as the plant medicine g-strophanthin (ouabain). I’ll also check out the New Biology Clinic.
My Apple Watch tracks my heart rate variability (HRV), and it’s always low. Before reading this article, I didn’t know what HRV actually meant. Now I do. I’ve been spending most of my life in a sympathetic nervous system state—which I’ve known for a long while but didn’t connect that to my HRV. I’d like to shift that pattern.
I am certainly not one who would 'defend' most of the 'drug brainwashing' medical profession. The article sounds positive. BUT, not a single statement/explanation as to WHY millions of bypasses and stents do offer results! I was on my deathbed 20 years ago, had 5 bypass surgery and I'm still playing tennis 4 hours/week at age 86. PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT?
I am now 70, in 2023 I was found to have, via angiogram, a 95% blockage in my LAD and 80+ in 2 others. Had been suffering no chest pain but really severe shortness of breath upon doing things like chopping wood or pushing a lawn mower - funny thing was I could still slow jog without getting out of breath, seemed to be about upper body exertion only..
Anyway, had the triple bypass and after recovery and getting off the post-op drugs I had no more experience of breath problems while my general health and overall alertness greatly improved. I rejected the statins as a path after the first 3 months, changed my diet (keto/sometimes carnivore), retired and reduced my stress. I take niacin, natto, Q10, Vitamin C and a few others daily - feel very good.
I AM however very interested in EECP and will be looking into it.
""Bypass surgery relieves symptoms — specifically, chest pain. Bypass surgery does not prevent future heart attacks. Only patients in acute, life-threatening danger show improved survival from bypass surgery.""
You got symptom relief but a stent or bypass does not prevent future heart attacks. I interpret your situation is one where you collateral arteries were not handling sufficient blood flow in order to satisfy your bodily needs, thus the bypass was required. The bypass in turn alleviated your symptoms
Huge thanks for this brilliant article -timely for me / my mum. Lots to follow up on... One question I have - is some or all of this relevant to Atrial fibrillation and heart failure as opposed to ischemic heart disease? 🙏🏻
This article starts from a partially true premise (the potential overuse of stents in stable angina and the existence of collateral circulation) to arrive at medically dangerous conclusions. It conflates stable coronary artery disease with acute myocardial infarction, dismisses decades of evidence regarding the role of thrombosis, and relies on the theories of a discredited former physician. Although it raises interesting questions about cardiac physiology, it cannot be considered a reliable source of medical information.
I had my first stent, almost 20 years ago in the OM artery. It did result in a vast improvement in my main symptom, which was shortness of breath.
I had to have two more stents put in the same artery about five years later,and again, my symptoms improved.
Because I refuse to take all of the crappy medicines that they wanted me to take, especially statins, my doctor, as a last resort, let me try the EECP and the results were amazing!
I have been virtually symptom-free for the last five years. I was able to stop taking all nitrates which I was using when I had an issue with my breath.
I am 75 years old now and my cardiologist doesn’t understand why I’m doing so well. He told me I was gonna live to 90 and then at my last visit upgraded that to 100!
I think the EECP is very little known and should be used much more widely, but then a lot of people would rather take a pill then go through a rigorous seven week treatment. I also suspect that the drug companies prefer it that way!
Very interesting article and a very interesting follow up comment with an actual testimony to the effectiveness of the EECP procedure. I had never heard of this modality before reading this article. Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck getting to 100.
Thanks! I think the children born today will probably routinely live past 100 given the advances in Medicine, but I might be a little behind the curve at 75!
..."I am 75 years old now and my cardiologist doesn’t understand why I’m doing so well"...doesn't give me one ounce of faith in cardiology. If the cardio guy doesn't understand EECP and how it works, he is a bum.
Well, give him some credit for finally prescribing it for me. I think he’s just surprised at how well it worked!
So many doctors seem to be wedded to statins as being the answer. Even Dr. McCullough will not give up on that.!
I like the idea of EECP it fits nicely with the benefits of Blood flow Restriction which both my husband and I find very helpful. Since I’ve been using this method every day, I no longer bruise easily, don’t get up to pee in the night (previously it was at least twice) and have more energy and better sleep quality. I would also highly recommend reading Tom Cowan’s book because it’s both useful and fascinating. The essay discusses the implications of both stress and emotional upset on cause of heart attacks. Chinese medicine has long been aware of these links, there is even some research on changes to daylight saving causing an increase in heart attacks when the clocks go forward.
I hope you post about your experiences and I will wait and see. Could you say whether you are using for general health or are you an athlete? I’m 67 and definitely not an athlete in fact I have mobility problems due to spinal cord injury so I don’t want to spend a lot on something far greater than my needs. I asked ChatGPT how I could get the occlusion correct with just a pulse oximeter and it gave me the very simple protocol which I will try next time I use the method (which is everyday) because I have been concerned that I’m occluding too much.
I’ve been using a standard sphyg and cuff but I’m trying to decide on some bands, which to buy
Look into KAATSU: https://kaatsu.com
I have looked at this and also Suji but they are a very big investment in comparison to just a cuff and a sphyg. What I’m trying to establish is the additional benefit with the very much larger outlay and I don’t know if it’s so obviously justified. Have you used KAATSU? If so could you give me your experience and are you happy with the cost benefit ratio?
Hi Susie, I just ordered the KAATSU C4 online 3 days ago, so haven't yet received it. (I used discount code DRM for 10% off.) I also thought the price was quite high, but I was confident buying it due to my research & Dr. Mercola's endorsement/articles/videos about it over the years. I had tried using a manual blood pressure cuff for BFR, but it wouldn't hold at 200 pressure for even a few seconds. I think KAATSU is a safer option because it ensures arterial flow is never cut off by not fully occluding blood flow, like a cuff may. Just yesterday, I read a lady's post who said in her 60's she couldn't get up off the floor by herself, and now, after using KAATSU, she can. For that reason alone, it would be worth it to me, as I'd never want to be in that position.
What device do you use for blood flow restriction training?
Look into KAATSU: https://kaatsu.com
And what?...change the system that would take away yearly million dollar incomes earned by cardio-bums that perform useless interventions and surgeries?
For criminy sake...is there ANYTHING about the modern stone age medical mafia that isn't based on a mountain of lies and deceptions?
🤔 No. I don't think so.
What a fantastic article! Worth knowing.
Poor venous return leads to many heart diseases in the long term.
I always treat my patients' calves with acupuncture when they have any issues with circulation, the heart, the liver, the digestion, or pain. Tight calves block venous return. You must work either with fascia or by pulsation, as this article suggests.
Stretching does nothing for that.
Husband had a triple bypass in 2003. Getting a fancy stress test TODAY as his oxygen has gone down a bit. He must read this before anything else is done. Thank you.
Thank you for this informative article. My mind is BLOWN. It’s reassuring to know about the “dense, saturated network of small vessels covering the entire surface of the heart.”
I’m female, 65 years old, and have extensive coronary calcium per two EBCT scans. Fortunately, I don’t have any symptoms. I will look into EECP as well as the plant medicine g-strophanthin (ouabain). I’ll also check out the New Biology Clinic.
My Apple Watch tracks my heart rate variability (HRV), and it’s always low. Before reading this article, I didn’t know what HRV actually meant. Now I do. I’ve been spending most of my life in a sympathetic nervous system state—which I’ve known for a long while but didn’t connect that to my HRV. I’d like to shift that pattern.
How would I find a location that does Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) in a collar county of Chicago.
Internet search:
https://search.brave.com/search?q=eecp+treatment+collar+county+of+Chicago&source=web
Thank you so much, KJB
I am certainly not one who would 'defend' most of the 'drug brainwashing' medical profession. The article sounds positive. BUT, not a single statement/explanation as to WHY millions of bypasses and stents do offer results! I was on my deathbed 20 years ago, had 5 bypass surgery and I'm still playing tennis 4 hours/week at age 86. PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT?
I am now 70, in 2023 I was found to have, via angiogram, a 95% blockage in my LAD and 80+ in 2 others. Had been suffering no chest pain but really severe shortness of breath upon doing things like chopping wood or pushing a lawn mower - funny thing was I could still slow jog without getting out of breath, seemed to be about upper body exertion only..
Anyway, had the triple bypass and after recovery and getting off the post-op drugs I had no more experience of breath problems while my general health and overall alertness greatly improved. I rejected the statins as a path after the first 3 months, changed my diet (keto/sometimes carnivore), retired and reduced my stress. I take niacin, natto, Q10, Vitamin C and a few others daily - feel very good.
I AM however very interested in EECP and will be looking into it.
The author stated it right in the article.....
""Bypass surgery relieves symptoms — specifically, chest pain. Bypass surgery does not prevent future heart attacks. Only patients in acute, life-threatening danger show improved survival from bypass surgery.""
You got symptom relief but a stent or bypass does not prevent future heart attacks. I interpret your situation is one where you collateral arteries were not handling sufficient blood flow in order to satisfy your bodily needs, thus the bypass was required. The bypass in turn alleviated your symptoms
Hope to see an answer to this. Not to refute the article per se, just would like to know why your experience is such.
Huge thanks for this brilliant article -timely for me / my mum. Lots to follow up on... One question I have - is some or all of this relevant to Atrial fibrillation and heart failure as opposed to ischemic heart disease? 🙏🏻
Great information! And explained very clearly! Thank you so much!
This article starts from a partially true premise (the potential overuse of stents in stable angina and the existence of collateral circulation) to arrive at medically dangerous conclusions. It conflates stable coronary artery disease with acute myocardial infarction, dismisses decades of evidence regarding the role of thrombosis, and relies on the theories of a discredited former physician. Although it raises interesting questions about cardiac physiology, it cannot be considered a reliable source of medical information.
Surgeons performing more unnecessary procedures on victims (AKA patients) and boosting their bank accounts in the process, what a surprise! :)