Open AccessExpert consensus on the clinical application of enhanced external counterpulsation in elderly people (2019)
Author(s) -
Lin Shen,
Xiaoming Wang,
Guifu Wu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
aging medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-0360
DOI - 10.1002/agm2.12097
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , intensive care medicine , angina , population , diabetes mellitus , erectile dysfunction , cardiology , myocardial infarction , environmental health , endocrinology
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a non‐invasive assisted circulation technique and a rich pool of evidence has accumulated for its clinical application in the prevention and management of multiple comorbidities in the elderly population, including angina, heart failure, ischemic cerebrovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, sleep disorder, diabetes and its complications, ischemic eye diseases, sudden hearing loss and erectile dysfunction, as well as various psychological and psychiatric conditions. When applying EECP to elderly patients, emphasis should be placed on issues such as safety assessment, risk management and protocol individualization, as well as the monitoring of efficacy during and after treatment.