Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Patients with Advanced Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

• Authors: B. Przywara-Chowaniec , M. Gawlikowski , A. Kuczaj , M. Bachorz , P. Czechowski , P. Kowalski , M. Geodecki , D. Kawecki , K. Barańska , M. Paluch , M. Pluszczyk , M. Opara , A. Puzio , E. Nowalany-Kozielska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A significant increase in the number of patients with heart failure of varied etiology has been observed in the recent years. Apart from pharmacological and surgical therapies, new, non-invasive assistance methods of cardiovascular system are still sought. One of them is external counterpulsation. Within this study, effectiveness of such a form of therapy has been examined in a group of 10 patients with an ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction. It has been shown that external counterpulsation has a beneficial influence onto the result of a six-minute walk test and causes a slight decrease in the creatinine concentration in the patients undergoing the tests.

Keywords

EN

47.63.Ec; 82.60.Fa

Discipline

• 47.63.Ec: Pulmonary fluid mechanics
• 82.60.Fa: Heat capacities and heats of phase transitions

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 122
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 866-869

Dates

published

2012-11

Contributors

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B. Przywara-Chowaniec

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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M. Gawlikowski

• Foundation of Cardiac Surgery Development, Zabrze, Poland

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A. Kuczaj

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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M. Bachorz

• Institute of Medical Technology and Equipment, Zabrze, Poland

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P. Czechowski

• Institute of Medical Technology and Equipment, Zabrze, Poland

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P. Kowalski

• Institute of Medical Technology and Equipment, Zabrze, Poland

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M. Geodecki

• Institute of Medical Technology and Equipment, Zabrze, Poland

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D. Kawecki

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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K. Barańska

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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M. Paluch

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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M. Pluszczyk

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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M. Opara

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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A. Puzio

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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E. Nowalany-Kozielska

• Silesian Medical University in Katowice, 2nd Department 1st Clinical Ward of Cardiology in Zabrze, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.122.866