A Proven, Friendly Heart Therapy 

Looking for an alternative treatment for heart disease? We have it. It's called external counterpulsation (ECP) therapy, an exciting new option for patients with stable angina. It's low risk, painless and non-invasive.

Here's how it works. Blood-pressure-like cuffs are wrapped around the muscular areas of your legs and buttocks. You feel a strong "hug" moving upward - which forces fresh blood back toward your heart. This builds new pathways to improve endurance and quality of life. 

"I was so limited before in what I could do, even walking was difficult for me," says Glenn Welnack of Oconomowoc. "After just three weeks into the ECP treatment, I was climbing hills again. I have no chest pain at all, and I'm doing things I can't believe."

ECP therapy has proven successful in more than 80 percent of patients treated, according to studies, with significant relief of angina pain, increased endurance and reduced dependence on medication. Clinical studies also suggest that ECP therapy expands networks of collateral blood vessels, thus building new pathways around blocked arteries to increase blood flow to the heart.

"This therapy provides a non-invasive treatment alternative with very low risk," says cardiologist Harinder S. Gill, M.D. "It's simple, highly effective and has no side effects."

For more information on ECP therapy offered through ProHealth Care's Regional Heart & Vascular Center in Waukesha and Oconomowoc, talk to your doctor or call (262) 928-7638.