The procedure carries little or no risk and is relatively comfortable. Procedure Patients lie on a padded table in a treatment room. Three electrodes are applied to the chest to record a constant ECG reading. A set of cuffs is wrapped around the calves, thighs and buttocks. The system uses an ECG signal to electronically synchronize inflation and deflation of the cuffs to increase blood flow to the heart.
Patients typically attend one-hour treatment sessions once a day, five days a week, for seven weeks.
Many people have continued their employment while receiving treatment by scheduling their sessions before or after work. Patients with extensive atherosclerotic disease may require more than 35 hours of treatment to achieve optimal benefit. Nitroglycerin does not provide adequate relief from your angina. You have been told that you are not a candidate for bypass surgery or angioplasty. You underwent bypass surgery or angioplasty in the past, and angina has returned.